Bovee, Marvin H. (Marvin Henry), 1827-1888
Variant namesMarvin H. Bovee: Wisconsin Democratic politician and social reformer. As a state senator, he led a successful campaign to abolish the death penalty in 1851-1853, and went on to become a national expert in death penalty and prison reform.
From the description of Correspondence of Marvin Henry Bovee, 1850-1887 (bulk 1860-1884). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 81532797
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| referencedIn | Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Bovee, Marvin Henry, 1827-1888. Papers [microform], 1850-1884. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Bovee, Marvin H. (Marvin Henry), 1827-1888. Correspondence of Marvin Henry Bovee, 1850-1887 (bulk 1860-1884). | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Marvin H. Bovee letters, 1873-1875 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 | person |
| associatedWith | Democratic Party | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Democratic Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Democratic Party (Wis.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 | person |
| associatedWith | Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. | person |
| correspondedWith | Greely, Horace, 1811-1872 | person |
| correspondedWith | Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 | person |
| correspondedWith | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 | person |
| correspondedWith | Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 | person |
| correspondedWith | Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886 | person |
| correspondedWith | Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 | person |
| correspondedWith | Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902 | person |
| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| correspondedWith | Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 | person |
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Birth 1827
Death 1888
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