Beaver, James A. (James Addams), 1837-1914

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Birth 1837-10-21
Death 1914-01-31

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Colonel, 148th Pennsylvania regiment, Civil War; brevet brigadier general of volunteers, 1864; governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-1891; judge of Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1895-1914.

From the description of Letter : Bellefonte, Penn[sylvani]a, to Mrs. John A. Logan, Washington, D.C., 1893 April 21. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27045475

Lawyer, thrice wounded Colonel of the 148th Pennsylvania; Governor of Pennsylvania; Judge in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania; prominent conservationist.

From the description of Letter to J. Granville Leach [manuscript], 1905 January 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972866

James A. Beaver, Lt. Col., 45th Pennsylvania regiment, commanded Fort Seward, S.C. He later became governor of Pennsylvania, and acting president of the Pennsylvania State College, 1906-1908.

From the description of Letter and receipt, 1861 and 1865. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32080222

Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-1891.

From the description of Letter : Bellefonte, Pa., to John Sartain, Philadelphia, 1887 Jan. 15. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489550

James A. Beaver (James Addams), 1837-1914, was a lawyer and judge who served in the Civil War. Beaver also served as Governor of Pennsylvania.

From the description of James A. Beaver papers, 1855-1914 (bulk 1881-1896). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79334736

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  • South Carolina (as recorded)

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