Sanders, George N. (George Nicholas), 1848-1890

  1. Sanders, George N. (George Nicholas), 1848-1890
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1812, Feb. Born, Lexington, Ky. 1836 Married Anna Johnson Reid (died 1890) 1843 Helped organize a meeting in Ghent, Ky., calling for annexation of Texas, and corresponded with 1844 presidential contenders on the issue 1848 In Paris, France, as agent of George Law, attempting to sell to European revolutionaries muskets discarded by the U. S. War Department 1850s One of the leaders of the “Young America” movement 1851 Bought U. S. Magazine and Democratic Review (shortened to Democratic Review) 1853 1854 Appointed U.S. consul, London, England; confirmation was denied by the Senate and Sanders was recalled 1857 1860 Navy agent, New York, N.Y. 1861 1865 Confederate sympathizer and occasional agent on behalf of the Confederate government 1864 Member, Niagara peace conference 1872 Returned to the United States after several years in exile 1873, Aug. 13 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the George Nicholas Sanders Family Papers, 1833-1973, (bulk 1833-1900), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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