Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881

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Jurist, U.S. representative from Maine, and U.S. attorney general.

From the description of Nathan Clifford signature, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453765

Jurist, U.S. representative, and U.S. Attorney General, of Portland, Me.

From the description of Papers, 1831-1881. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014279

American lawyer, judge, and politician, attorney general of Maine from 1834-1838, U.S. attorney general from 1846-1849, and U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1858-1881.

From the description of Letter : to the editor of the Belfast Intelligence, 1837 Aug. 14. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937097

Nathan's career included terms as Attorney General for Maine (1834-1838), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1839-1843), U.S. Attorney General (1846-1848), and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1858-1881).

From the description of Letter, 1875. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342902

Lawyer, state legislator, U.S. representative (1839-1843), attorney general of the U.S. (1846-1848), diplomat, and judge of U.S. Supreme Court (1858-1881), of Newfield, Portland, and Cornish, Me.; b. in New Hampshire.

From the description of Nathan Clifford scrapbook, ca. 1869-1882. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977154
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creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Nathan Clifford scrapbook, ca. 1869-1882. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Papers, 1818-1876. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Swisher, Carl Brent. Carl Brent Swisher Collection of Research Material Relating to Roger B. Taney. 1836-1962. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Pierce, George Washington. Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce. 1829-1836. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907 The Huntington Library
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Nathan Clifford Elementary School (Portland, Me.). Nathan Clifford School collection, 1909-1998. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Ulysses S. Grant], Washington, D.C., 1875 Jan. 14. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Burke, Edmund, 1809-1882. Edmund Burke papers, 1821-1881. Library of Congress
creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Nathan Clifford signature, undated. Library of Congress
referencedIn Swisher, Carl Brent. The Carl Brent Swisher collection of research materials relating to Roger B. Taney. 1836-1962. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Replies to dinner invitation from President Buchanan, 1858, Dec. 9-13, Washington, D.C. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Letter : to the editor of the Belfast Intelligence, 1837 Aug. 14. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Hatch, Albert Ruyter, 1817-1882. Papers, 1841-1893. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice. 1790 - 2002. Photographs of Attorneys General National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Papers, 1843. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
Nathan Clifford letters, 1831-1834 Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918. Descriptions and portraits of American government officials, circa 1891-1893. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Letter, 1875. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. Correspondence, 1829-1866. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Morrison R. Waite Papers, 1818-1933, (bulk 1874-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881. Papers, 1831-1881. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. Morrison Remick Waite Papers.
referencedIn John Fairfield Correspondence, 1828-1876, (bulk 1835-1847) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Pierce, George W. (George Washington). Correspondence, 1832-1834. Maine Historical Society Library
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correspondedWith Anderson, Hugh Johnston, 1801-1881 person
correspondedWith Appleton, John, 1804-1891 person
correspondedWith Bradbury, James Ware, 1802-1901 person
associatedWith Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. person
correspondedWith Burke, Edmund, 1809-1882. person
associatedWith Clifford family. family
correspondedWith Clifford, William Henry, 1839-1901 person
correspondedWith Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882 person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
correspondedWith Fairfield, John, 1797-1847. person
associatedWith Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 person
correspondedWith Hatch, Albert Ruyter, 1817-1882. person
associatedWith Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889. person
associatedWith Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893. person
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
correspondedWith Lowell, John, 1824-1897 person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Monroe, James, 1758-1831. person
associatedWith Nathan Clifford Elementary School (Portland, Me.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Nelson, Samuel, 1792-1873 person
correspondedWith Pierce, George Washington. person
correspondedWith Pierce, George W. (George Washington) person
correspondedWith Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872 person
correspondedWith Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. person
associatedWith Swisher, Carl Brent, 1897-1968. person
correspondedWith Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 person
associatedWith United States. Attorney-General. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress. House. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Supreme Court. corporateBody
associatedWith Usher, R. G. person
correspondedWith Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888. person
correspondedWith Waite, M. R. person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
associatedWith White House (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
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York County ME US
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Birth 1803-08-18

Death 1881-07-25

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