Legaré, Hugh Swinton 1797?-1843

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Legare was a lawyer and legislator whose career included terms in the South Carolina legislature and in Congress (elected 1836). In 1841, President Tyler appointed him attorney-general.

From the description of Letter to B. Northrup, 22 September 1841. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234341782

Lawyer, editor, and politician, from Charleston, S.C.

From the description of Papers, 1837-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865911

Congressman from South Carolina.

From the description of Letter, 1837. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32458458

American statesman and scholar.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to his sister Mary, 1831 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270597159

From the description of Autograph letter written in third person : Brussells, 1838 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598278

U.S. attorney general, secretary of state; U.S. representative of South Carolina, and editor.

From the description of Letters and portrait of Hugh Swinton Legaré, 1833-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014918

Hugh Swinton Legaré (1797?-1843), a South Carolina lawyer and legislator, was appointed U.S. Attorney General by President Tyler in 1841 and served until his death.

John Canfield Spencer (1738-1855), a New York lawyer and legislator, was appointed U.S. Secretary of War in 1841 and served until March 1843 when he became U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for one year.

From the description of Letter : to Hon. John C. Spencer, 1841 December 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552835
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referencedIn Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. Letter, 1843 Nov. 16, to John C. Spencer New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn Mills, Robert, 1781-1855. Robert Mills papers, 1822-1965. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Davis, Charles Augustus, 1795-1867. Letters of Charles Augustus Davis [manuscript] 1839-45. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868. Papers, 1756-1873. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Cheves family. Cheves family papers, 1808-1934. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Legare, John Sydney Ashe, 1835-1907. Memories from the life of a ne'er do weal, ca. 1900-ca. 1951. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Mackay family. Mackay family papers, 1822-1926. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Hughson, Shirley Carter, 1867-1949. Excerpts from the correspondence (1832-1835) of Hugh Swinton Legare and compiler's notes, 1893. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Graham, John Lorimer, 1797-1876. Papers of John Lorimer Graham, 1786-1875. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Envelope, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Reeves, Isaac Stockton Keith, 1819-1851. Letter, 1842 Jan. 29, West Point, N.Y. [to] the Honorable Hugh S. Legaré, Attorney General of the United States. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Taveau, Augustin. South Carolina family histories and genealogies, 1939. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to his sister Mary, 1831 Oct. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877. Papers of Benjamin Huger, 1780-1877 (bulk 1821-1877). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Autograph letter written in third person : Brussells, 1838 Sept. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gilmer, Francis Walker, 1790-1826. Correspondence of Francis Walker Gilmer [manuscript], 1784-1826. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wayne, James Moore, 1790-1867. Letters, 1834-1842. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Papers of George Frederick Holmes, 1785-1893. Library of Congress
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Papers, 1837-1843. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Aspinwall, Thomas. Letter : London, England to Hugh S. Legare ́, 1843 July 3. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Middleton, Henry, 1770-1846. Henry Middleton correspondence, 1812-1820. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. Letter, 1842 Feb. 10, to Hugh Legaré. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId, 1837-1844 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Alden Partridge Papers, 1807-1959, (bulk 1817-1842) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800-1876. Robert Barnwell Rhett papers, 1752-1953. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Letters and portrait of Hugh Swinton Legaré, 1833-1842. Library of Congress
referencedIn Yeadon, Richard, 1802-1870. Richard Yeadon papers, 1841-1870. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Legare, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Copy of an autograph letter : Washington, to Edward Everett, 1843 May 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Letter to W.C. Preston : Charleston : ALS, 1840 July 18. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn King, Mitchell, 1783-1862. Mitchell King papers, 1814-1911. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Amistad Schooner case collection, 1839-1968. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Preston, William C. (William Campbell), 1794-1860. William C. Preston papers, 1817-1967. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Huger, Benjamin, 1805-1877. Papers of Benjamin Huger [manuscript], 1780-1877 (bulk 1821-1877). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Letter, 1837. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Waddy Thompson Papers, 1826-1882, (bulk 1840-1857) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863. James Louis Petigru papers, 1822-1948. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Burt, A. (Armistead), 1802-1883. Papers, 1759-1933. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Nott, Henry Junius, 1797-1837. Henry Junius Nott papers, 1830-1951; (bulk, 1830-1837). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Lowndes, William, 1782-1822. William Lowndes papers, 1754-1941 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875. Papers, 1841-1859. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Free Library of Philadelphia Collection of Literary Manuscripts, 1666-1990 Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
referencedIn Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851. Joel Roberts Poinsett papers, 1804-1851. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843. Letter : to Hon. John C. Spencer, 1841 December 8. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872. Francis Lieber papers, 1808-1969. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Lee, Charles Carter, 1798-1871. Papers of Charles Carter Lee and the Lee family [manuscript], 1768-1931 (bulk 1780-1871). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Tyler, John, 1790-1862. Correspondence of John Tyler, 1838-1856. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Legaré, John Sidney Algernon Ashe, b. 1835. Memories from the life a ne'er do weal, undated. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn William C. Rives papers, 1674-1939 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice. 1790 - 2002. Photographs of Attorneys General National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797?-1843. Letter to B. Northrup, 22 September 1841. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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Birth 1797-01-02

Death 1843-06-20

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