Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861

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Connecticut Representative and chairman of the Committee on Claims born in Norwich, Connecticut.

From the description of Incoming correspondence, 1846-1861. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 57615941

U.S. Congressman from Connecticut.

From the description of Tax receipt, 1838 Jan. 18. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42288957

Born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, a lawyer and congressman.

From the description of Letter, Nov. 14, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54101920

John Arnold Rockwell (1803-1861) was the younger of two sons of Captain Charles Rockwell (1768-1826) and Sally Arnold Rockwell ( -1803) of Norwich, Conn. His mother died when he was an infant, and he and his brother Charles William Rockwell (1799-1866) were raised by their aunt Betsey Rockwell (1762-1847). John graduated from Yale and practiced law in Norwich. He was active in Connecticut state politics and was elected to two terms in the United States Congress, 1845-1849. He was the principal promoter and president of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad Company.

From the description of Papers, 1798-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207167117

John Arnold Rockwell (1803-1861), American jurist, Whig politician, and businessman. A native of Norwich, Conn. and a graduate of Yale (class of 1822), he was a member of the State senate (1839), and the judge of the New London county court (1840). He represented the state, as a Whig, in the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses. Rockwell served as the chairman of the Committee on Claims in the Thirtieth Congress, and was the chief founder of the Court of Claims in Washington (est. 1855). Having lost his re-election bid in 1848, he practiced law before the Court of Claims of the United States until his death in Washington, D.C. on February 10, 1861. Rockwell and his brother Charles William Rockwell were actively involved in various enterprises having to do with the westward expansion, including land development, railroads, transportation, banking, etc. In 1836 they founded the Rockwell Land Company with the purpose of land development in La Salle County, Ill. Rockwell was married to Mary Watkindson Perkins (d. 1887).

From the description of John A. Rockwell papers, 1791-1871. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228769766

John A. Rockwell, legal counsel for Barron, Forbes & Company in issues regarding the ownership of the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine in California.

From the description of New Almaden Mine papers, 1850-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132389

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Ketchum, Rogers, and Bement. Ketchum, Rogers, and Bement letters received, 1844. New London County Historical Society
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1832-1902. Rockwell family papers, 1813-1927. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Alfred P. Rockwell Papers, 1846-1903 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Thurber, Charles, 1803-1886. Letter, 1846 February 3, Norwich, Conn., to Messrs. Keller & Greenough, Washington, D.C. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Dow, Neal, 1804-1897. Collection, 1847,1853. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. Papers, 1798-1867. American Antiquarian Society
creatorOf Rockwell Family. Papers, 1831-1889. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Letters sent to Watson G. Haynes on the initiative to change regulations in the United States Navy, 1846-1852. Houghton Library
creatorOf Victory (Steamboat). Documents in the case of Nevens and French v. The Steamboat Victory, 1833. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. Letter, Nov. 14, 1861. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Correspondence of John V.L. Pruyn and John A. Rockwell, 1833-1834. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. John A. Rockwell papers, 1791-1871. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. Letter, June 6, 1847. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. New Almaden Mine papers, 1850-1859. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Grant, James. Letter to John A. Rockwell : Washington, D.C. : ALS, 1852 Mar. 25. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Letters, 1837. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Jones, Caleb, fl. 1852. Letter : Richmond, Va., to John A. Rockwell, 1852 July 21. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882. Correspondence, 1849-1869 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to J.A. Rockwell, Norwich, Conn., 1849 Oct. 18. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. Incoming correspondence, 1846-1861. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Rockwell, John A. (John Arnold), 1803-1861. Tax receipt, 1838 Jan. 18. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Jones, Caleb, fl. 1852. Letter to John A. Rockwell [manuscript], 1852 July 21. University of Virginia. Library
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correspondedWith Allen, John W. (John William), 1802-1887 person
associatedWith Barron, Forbes & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Black, John. person
associatedWith Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866. person
associatedWith Castillero, Andrés person
associatedWith Constitutional Union Party (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Dow, Neal, 1804-1897. person
associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 person
associatedWith Goodhue & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Grant, James. person
associatedWith Haley, Elisha. person
correspondedWith Haynes, Watson G., recipient. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876 person
associatedWith Jones, Caleb, fl. 1852. person
correspondedWith Ketchum, Rogers, and Bement. corporateBody
associatedWith Kinsman family. family
associatedWith Lathrop, Dixwell person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882. person
associatedWith Perkins family. person
associatedWith Perkins, Joseph, d. 1832. person
correspondedWith Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844 person
associatedWith Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. person
correspondedWith Rockwell, Alfred Perkins, 1834-1903 person
associatedWith Rockwell, Betsey, 1762-1847. person
associatedWith Rockwell, Charles. person
correspondedWith Rockwell, Charles William, 1799-1866 person
associatedWith Rockwell Family. family
associatedWith Thurber, Charles, 1803-1886. person
correspondedWith Tisdale, Elkanah, 1768-1835 person
associatedWith Tisdale family. family
associatedWith United States. Congress 1845-1847) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress 1847-1848) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Court of Claims corporateBody
associatedWith Victory (Steamboat) corporateBody
associatedWith Whig Party (U.S.) corporateBody
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Massachusetts
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Worcester (Mass.)
Norwich (Conn.)
New York
Connecticut
Savannah (Ga.)
Battle Creek (Mich.)
California
La Salle (Ill.)
South Carolina
Rockwell (La Salle, Ill.)
Michigan--Battle Creek
New Almaden Quicksilver Mines (Calif.)
California
Western Reserve (Ohio)
United States
Connecticut
Norwich (Conn.)
Ohio--Cleveland
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Birth 1803-08-27

Death 1861-02-10

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