Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927

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Birth 1862-10-06
Death 1927-04-27
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Male
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Lawyer; Indiana senator, 1899-1911; historian and author; Abraham Lincoln biographer.

From the description of Correspondence, 1924-1928. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159077

From the description of Letters: to Jesse W. Weik, 1924-1927. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159080

Beveridge was an Indianapolis, Ind. lawyer, politician, and historical writer. He was elected to the U.S. Senate for two terms, and authored a number of books. He is best remembered for his biography of Chief Justice John Marshall, and at the time of his death was writing a similar piece on Abraham Lincoln.

From the description of Letters, 1907-1908. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 37833202

Beveridge was U.S. senator from Indiana, 1889-1911, and author of several books on Lincoln, including Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858 (Boston, 1928).

From the description of Albert Jeremiah Beveridge letter : to Ed, 1926 May 9. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936606

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge: U.S. senator from Indiana, lawyer, historian, and biographer. John Marshall: statesman and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

From the description of Albert Jeremiah Beveridge collection of John Marshall papers, 1776-1844 (bulk 1795-1835). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271739

Beveridge was an Indianapolis, Ind. lawyer, politician, and author. He served in the U.S. Senate and ran for governor of Indiana in 1916, and authored numerous historic books and biographies. Henry Edward Rood was a journalist, author, and assistant editor at HARPER'S MAGAZINE.

From the description of Letter, 1924 April 22, Indianapolis, Ind. [to] Henry Rood, Pleasantville, NY. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 36506628

U.S. senator from Indiana, lawyer, historian, and biographer.

From the description of Albert Jeremiah Beveridge papers, 1788-1943 (bulk 1886-1927). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062838

Biographical Note

1755, Sept. 24 Born near Germantown, Va. 1755 1781 Military service 1780 Attended law and philosophy lectures at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. Admitted to the bar, Fauquier County, Va. 1782 1784 Member, Virginia Executive Council 1782 1785 Member, Virginia House of Delegates 1783 Married Mary Willis Ambler 1785 1788 Recorder, city of Richmond, Va. 1787 1788 Member, Virginia House of Delegates 1796 Argued case before the Supreme Court 1797 1798 One of three American envoys to France (XYZ Affair) 1798 Elected to the House of Representatives 1800 1801 Secretary of state 1801 1835 Chief justice of the Supreme Court 1804 1807 Published The Life of George Washington. London: Printed for R. Phillips 1829 Member, Virginia Constitutional Convention 1835, July 6 Died, Philadelphia, Pa.

From the guide to the Albert Jeremiah Beveridge collection of John Marshall papers, 1776-1884, (bulk 1795-1835), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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1862, Oct. 6 Born, Highland County, Ohio 1865 Moved to Illinois with family 1877 Became a logger and teamster; began to attend high school 1881 Entered Asbury College, Greencastle, Ind. 1884 Began political career as a campaign orator for James Gillespie Blaine 1885 B.A., DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. 1887 Married Katherine Langsdale (died 1900) Admitted to Indiana bar 1887 1899 Practiced law, Indianapolis, Ind. 1888 M.A., DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. 1899 1911 U. S. senator from Indiana 1903 Published The Russian Advance. New York: Harper & Bros. 1905 Published The Young Man and the World. New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1907 Married Catherine Eddy in Berlin, Germany Published The Meaning of the Times. Bobbs-Merrill Co. Published The Bible as Good Reading. Philadelphia: H. Altemus Co. 1911 Defeated for U.S. Senate; nominated as governor of Indiana by the Progressive Party of Indiana, but defeated by the Democratic candidate, Samuel M. Ralston 1915 War correspondent in Germany 1916 Rejoined the Republican Party and supported Charles Evans Hughes for president 1919 Published The Life of John Marshall. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. (4 vols.) 1922 Nominated for U.S. Senate by the Republican Party of Indiana; defeated incumbent, Harry S. New, but in the general election was defeated by Samuel M. Ralston 1927, Apr. 27 Died, Indianapolis, Ind. 1928 Posthumous publication of Abraham Lincoln. London: Gollancz (2 vols.)

From the guide to the Albert Jeremiah Beveridge Papers, 1788-1943, (bulk 1886-1927), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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