Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884

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Kenneth Rayner was a lawyer, North Carolina state legislator, member of the Alabama Claims Commission, solicitor of the United States Treasury, and United States Representative from North Carolina.

From the description of Kenneth Rayner papers, 1675-1905 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23765318

Representative from N.C., solicitor U.S. treasury.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to President Arthur, 1883 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616366

Kenneth Rayner (1808-1884) was a lawyer and a member of the Whig Party, serving as a North Carolina state legislator, United States Representative from North Carolina, and member of the North Carolina convention of 1861. In 1848, Rayner ran against Millard Fillmore for the vice-presidential nomination to Zachary Taylor. Submitting to a caucus of Whig party leaders, Rayner lost to Fillmore by one vote. Had he won, he would have become president of the United States when Taylor died after a year in office. After the Civil War he became a Republican and moved to Tennessee, then to Mississippi, and finally to Washington, D.C., serving as a member of the Alabama Claims Commission and solicitor of the United States Treasury.

From the guide to the Kenneth Rayner Papers, 1675-1905, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

U.S. representative, public official, and jurist from North Carolina.

From the description of Letter of Kenneth Rayner, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449486

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referencedIn Ruffin, Roulhac, and Hamilton Family, 1784-1951 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
creatorOf Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to President Arthur, 1883 Nov. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Benjamin F. Butler, Washington, D.C., 1880 May 10. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Thomas Sparrow Papers, 1819-1881 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884. Kenneth Rayner papers, 1675-1905 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Kenneth Rayner Papers, 1675-1905 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Letters of Henry Clay [manuscript], 1834-1848. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Henry Clay letters, 1825-1851. Newberry Library
creatorOf Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Benjamin F. Butler, Washington, D.C., 1880 May 10. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Rayner, Kenneth, 1808-1884. Letter of Kenneth Rayner, 1874. Library of Congress
referencedIn Moore and Gatling Law Firm (Raleigh, N.C.). Moore and Gatling Law Firm papers, 1788-1921 (bulk 1853-1888) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, person
associatedWith Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930, person
associatedWith Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893. person
associatedWith Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. person
associatedWith Hamilton family. family
associatedWith Moore and Gatling Law Firm (Raleigh, N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Moore, B. F. (Bartholomew Figures), 1801-1878. person
associatedWith Polk family. family
associatedWith Polk, William, 1758-1834. person
associatedWith Rayner family. family
associatedWith Roulhac family. family
associatedWith Ruffin family. family
associatedWith Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884. person
associatedWith William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago) corporateBody
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North Carolina
Raleigh (N.C.)
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Birth 1808-06-20

Death 1884-03-05

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