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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