Vol. CXXXI, June 1846-1849.includes:ff. 1b-42b, 54-71b Sir Richard Pakenham, KCB; diplomatist: Correspondence, as Minister at Washington, with Lord Palmerston: 1846-1847.: Copies, abstracts and printed.ff. 15-22b James Knox Polk, US President: Me... Jun 1846-1849

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Russell, John, Earl of Bedford

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Laurence, Abbott, US Minister in London

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero....

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Grey, Charles

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Gower, Granville George Leveson-, 1815-1891, 2nd Earl Granville, statesman

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1837-1840 member of parliament for Morpeth; 1840-1841 under-secretary, the Foreign Office; 1841-1846 member of parliament for Lichfield; 1846 earldom, entered the House of Lords and made privy councillor; 1846-1848 master of the buckhounds; 1847-1851 paymaster-general; 1848 vice-president, the Board of Trade; 1851-1852 foreign secretary; 1852-1854, 1855-1858 and 1859-1866 lord president of the council; 1854-1855 chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster; 1856 ambassador-extraordinary to ...

Crampton, John Fiennes Twisleton, Sir, 1805-1886

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Pakenham, Richard, Sir, active 1833-1852, KCB, diplomatist

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