Farwell, Charles Benjamin, 1823-1903

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Birth 1823-07-01
Death 1903-09-23

Biographical notes:

Chicago, Illinois, merchant, real estate broker, banker; clerk, Cook County, Illinois, 1853-1861; member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1875-1876, 1881-1883; U.S. senator, 1887-1891.

From the description of Letter: Chicago, [Ill.], to E[dwards] Pierpont [i.e., Pierrepont], Washington, [D.C.], 1875 June 5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366203

From the description of Letters, 1871, 1874. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366226

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Subjects:

  • Batteries
  • District of columbia
  • Electricity
  • Exposition
  • Geology
  • Internal improvements
  • Light House Board
  • Natural history
  • Smithsonian Exchange
  • Smithsonian Publications

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Places:

  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Chicago (Ill.) (as recorded)

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