Croffut, W. A. (William Augustus), 1835-1915

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From the description of Papers of W. A. Croffut, 1774-1933 (bulk 1880-1915). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450618

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  • 1835: Born, Redding, Conn.
  • circa 1854: Reporter, New Haven Palladium
  • circa 1861 - 1865 : Private, First Minnesota Regiment, during the Civil War, and field reporter for the New York Times
  • circa 1885 - 1889 : Editor, Washington Post
  • 1888 - 1894 : Executive officer, United States Geological Survey
  • 1899: Organizer and secretary, Anti-Imperialist League President, Liberty League
  • 1893: Wrote opening ode for World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill.
  • 1900: Campaigned in behalf of William Jennings Bryan for president
  • 1915, Aug. 31: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the W. A. Croffut Papers, 1774-1933, (bulk 1880-1915), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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associatedWith Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. person
associatedWith Anti-Imperialist League (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.). Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.) records. 1899-1908. corporateBody
associatedWith Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887. person
associatedWith Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905. person
associatedWith Bowler, James Madison, 1838?-1916. person
associatedWith Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878. person
associatedWith Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. person
associatedWith Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873. person
associatedWith Corser, Edward. person
correspondedWith Corser, Elwood S. (Elwood Spencer), 1835-1903 person
associatedWith Croffut, Bessie. person
correspondedWith Croffut, Bessie B., 1861-1935 person
associatedWith Croffut family. family
associatedWith Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. person
associatedWith Day, Frank A. (Frank Arah), 1855-1928. person
associatedWith Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924. person
associatedWith Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871. person
associatedWith Hayes, John William, 1854-1942. person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
correspondedWith Henderson, John B. (John Brooks), 1826-1913 person
associatedWith Henderson, Joseph B. person
associatedWith Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872. person
associatedWith O'Farrell, Patrick, 1832-1902. person
associatedWith Robbins, Henry Alfred, 1839- person
associatedWith Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906. person
correspondedWith Shadwell, Bertrand person
associatedWith Shadwell, Bertrand A. person
associatedWith Sunderland, B. (Byron), 1819-1901. person
associatedWith Towne, Charles Arnette, 1858-1928. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith Van Siclen, George W. (George West), 1840-1903. person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
correspondedWith Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 person
associatedWith Windom, William, 1827-1891 person
associatedWith Winslow, Erving, 1839-1922. person
associatedWith World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Philippines
Boston (Mass.)
Philippines
United States
Illinois
Europe
Boston (Mass.)
Subject
Afrikaners
Anti-imperialist movements
Elections
Elections
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Imperialism
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine
Presidents
South African War, 1899-1902
Spanish
Occupation
Authors
Editors
Poets
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Birth 1835

Death 1915

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