Shaw Family (Adrian, Mich.) papers 1840-1938 1860-1890

Rynd, Charles, 1836-1884.

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Palmer, Thomas Witherell, 1830-1913

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Born in Detroit, Jan. 25, 1830; stud.at Academy at Palmer (now St. Clair) & Mich. University; was manufacturer & farmer; served on Board of estimates, Detroit; State Senator, 1879-80; U.S. Senator, Republican, 1883-89; U.S. minister to Spain, 1889-91; president of World's Columbian Exposition,1690-93; died In Detroit, June 1, 1913. (Mich. Biogr. ; Farmer, Detroit, v. 2, p. 1069, with port.) From the description of Thomas Witherell Palmer papers, 1830-1913 (Detroit Public Libr...

Republican Party (Mich.)

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Shaw, Brackley, b. 1818.

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Michigan. Legislature (32nd : 1883)

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Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903

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American painter, etcher and author. From the description of Autograph letters, signed with his name : Lindsey Houses, Chelsea, and 28 Wimple Street, to [James Key] Caird and J.E. Millais, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588842 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Miss Cobden, [May 1881/1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587769 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to Waldo Story, the sculptor, pos...

Presbyterian Church

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Michigan. Legislature (31st : 1881-1882)

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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916

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Realist painter Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1844. He was encouraged by his parents to develop his talent in art, and in 1862 he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Also during this period Eakins developed an interest in anatomy, revealed later in the realistically detailed Gross Clinic, painted in 1875. In 1866 he moved to Paris, where he studied painting with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts for three years, and briefly with sculptor Augustin-...

Baldwin, Henry P. (Henry Porter), 1814-1892

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Born in Coventry, Rhode Island on February 22, 1814; moved to Detroit, Michigan and established a mercantile house, 1838; member of the Republican Party Convention, Jackson, Michigan, 1854; director of Michigan State Bank and President of the Second National State Bank of Detroit; 1863-87; member of the State Senate, 1861-1862; Governor of Michigan, 1869-1873; U.S. Senator, Republican, 1879-1891; resumed business pursuits; President of Detroit national Bank, 1883-1887; died in Detroit, December ...

Shaw, Horatio Watson, 1822-1910.

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Stephens, Frank, 1859-1935

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Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879

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George Armstrong Custer was a famous cavalry officer during the Civil War and the Indian wars of the 1860s and 1870s. Elizabeth Bacon Custer, his wife, was the author of several works about Army life on the plains. After the death of her husband, she dedicated her life to defending his honor. From the guide to the George A. and Elizabeth B. Custer papers, 1857-1929, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American politician. From the description of Autograph letter s...

Shaw Family.

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Brackley Shaw was a Republican member of the Michigan Legislature (1869-1870) and of the Michigan Senate (1881-1884). Horatio W. Shaw was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to India. Brackley Shaw's son, also Horatio W. Shaw, was an artist. From the guide to the Shaw Family (Adrian, Mich.) papers, 1840-1938, 1860-1890, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) ...

Michigan. Legislature (25th : 1869-1870)

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Ferry, Thomas W. (Thomas White), 1827-1896

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United States Senator and Representative from Michigan. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Grant, 1873 Mar. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531104 Member of Congress (1865-1867 and 1869-1871) and the United Stated Senate (1871-1883) from western Michigan. From the description of Thomas White Ferry papers, 1866, 1881, and 1891. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 300035211 Born in the old mission hous...

United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865)

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The 29th Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized in LaPorte, Indiana in 1861. It left the state in October of that year and moved south and saw action in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. The regiment was mustered out 2 December 1865. The purpose of reunion associations is to promote reunions, renew friendships, and perpetuate the memory and history of United States military units. The 29th Indiana was one that would get together once a year at different locations around Indiana. ...

Begole, Josiah Williams, 1815-1896

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Begole was born in N.Y. (State) on Jan. 20, 1815. He left for Mich. Territory at the age of 21, settling in what is now Flint (Mich.). In 1839 he married Harriet A. Miles and began work on a farm. After holding several local political positions, he served as County Treasurer, 1856-1864; State Senator, 1871-1872; a member of Congress, 1873-1875; and Governor of Mich., 1883-1885. He died at Flint on June 6, 1896. GAR Post 127 was named for Billy Begole, who was probably his son. No information is ...

Shaw, Horatio Watson, 1847-1918.

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Painter and draftsman; Michigan. From the description of Horatio W. Shaw papers, 1880-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355095 ...

Hall, Emma Amelia, 1837-1884.

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Superintendent of the Michigan State Training School for Girls at Adrian, Michigan. From the description of Emma Amelia Hall papers, 1866-1935. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423187 ...