Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921

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Born in Philadelphia in 1860, Boies Penrose graduated from Harvard University and practiced law in his native city in 1883. From 1884 until 1897 he served in the Pennsylvania legislature as a representative and senator. An unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1895, he served as a United States senator from 1897 until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1921.

From the description of Boies Penrose political and legal journal, 1889. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 276948053

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creatorOf Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1891-1898. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Moore, J. Hampton (Joseph Hampton), 1864-1950. J. Hampton Moore papers, 1786-1952 (bulk 1906-1936). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence), 1852-1929. Hampton L. Carson papers, 1715-1941; bulk 1870-1930. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908. Autograph collection [manuscript] 1820, 1869, 1894-1922. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Fiske, Turbesé Lummis. Charles F. Lummis : a brief biography, after 1928. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921. Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1921. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Thomas Henry Carter Papers, 1833-1917, (bulk 1888-1917) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lukens Steel Company. Executive officer files, 1903-1979. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Davenport, Walter. Letter to Kenneth McM. Dickey : New York : LS, 1935 Aug. 21. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn [Mrs. De B. Randolph Keim DAR scrapbook]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Johnston, Archibald, 1865-1948. Papers. 1894-1923. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Matthew Stanley Quay Papers, 1776-1949, (bulk 1890-1904) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921. Boies Penrose political and legal journal, 1889. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Wharton Barker Papers, 1864-1921, (bulk 1887-1896) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Mitchell, John, 1870-1919. Papers, 1885-1919. [microfilm]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942. Houghton Library
creatorOf Penrose, Boies. Letter, Devon, Pa., to Walter Muir Whitehill / by Boies Penrose. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Delaware Land and Improvement Company. Delaware Land and Improvement Company stock certificate book, 1891-1896. Historical Society of Delaware
creatorOf Greene, Belle da Costa. Copy of letter : from Belle Greene, 8 Oct. 1929, 1929. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932. Correspondence [microform], 1908-1919. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Kollock, Alexander Gregg, . b. 1862. Alexander Gregg Kollock papers, 1876-1890. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253. Conpotus [sic] magistri Roperti anglici linconiensis episcopi : manuscript, [between 1275 and 1300]. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frazer family. Papers, 1779-1979 (bulk: 1860-1909) University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg, 1887-1891 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIi, 1897 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Charles B. Penrose papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1916) Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Boxer mss., 1923-1975 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIj, 1898-1988 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921. Papers of Philander C. Knox, 1893-1922 (bulk 1901-1921). Library of Congress
referencedIn Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917. William H. Moody papers, 1879-1916. Library of Congress
creatorOf Penrose, Charles B. (Charles Bingham), 1862-1925. Charles B. Penrose papers, 1890-1936 (bulk 1913-1916) Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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associatedWith American Philosophical Society. corporateBody
correspondedWith Barker, Wharton, 1846-1921. person
associatedWith Boxer, C. R. (Charles Ralph), 1904- person
associatedWith Carson, Hampton L. (Hampton Lawrence), 1852-1929. person
associatedWith Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911. person
associatedWith Davenport, Walter. person
associatedWith Delaware Land and Improvement Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918 person
associatedWith Fiske, Turbesé Lummis. person
associatedWith Frazer family. family
associatedWith Greene, Belle da Costa. person
associatedWith Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253. person
associatedWith Hakluyt Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Houghton Library. person
associatedWith Johnston, Archibald, 1865-1948. person
associatedWith Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921. person
associatedWith Kollock, Alexander Gregg, . b. 1862. person
associatedWith Lukens Steel Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitchell, John, 1870-1919. person
correspondedWith Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917. person
associatedWith Moore, J. Hampton (Joseph Hampton), 1864-1950. person
associatedWith Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908. person
associatedWith Penrose, Charles B. (Charles Bingham), 1862-1925. person
associatedWith Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932. person
associatedWith Quay, Matthew Stanley, 1833-1904. person
associatedWith Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 person
associatedWith Whitehill, Walter Muir, 1905-1978. person
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Birth 1860-11-01

Death 1921-12-31

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