Van Zandt, Isaac Papers 1835-1865,1948
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United States. Congress. House
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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...
Brower, John Hamil, 1801-1881
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Commission merchant, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1838-1881. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 70955681 From the description of John H. Brower papers, 1838-1881. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47727887 ...
Jones, Anson, 1798-1858
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President of Texas (Republic), physician, and a public official of Texas (Republic). From the description of Grant of Anson Jones, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423856 Anson Jones (1798-1858) was a doctor, congressman, diplomatic minister, and President of the Republic of Texas. Son of Solomon and Sarah (Strong) Jones, he was born in Massachusetts and practiced medicine in New York and Pennsylvania. Jones practiced medicine in Venezuela from 1824 to 182...
Van Zandt, Isaac, 1813-1847
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Van Zandt practiced law in Marshall, Texas where he settled in 1838; was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1840-1842; and in 1845 was a member of the convention that considered and approved the annexation of Texas to the United States. From the description of Collection, 1842-1844. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29690452 Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847) was a general store owner, lawyer, legislator, diplomat, and founder of Mars...
Butler, Pierce, 1807-1867
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Van Zandt, Isaac
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Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847) was a general store owner, lawyer, legislator, diplomat, and founder of Marshall, Texas. Following the 1837 failure of his Coffeeville, Mississippi, general store, he moved to Texas in 1838 to practice law. Van Zandt married Frances Cooke Lipscomb in 1833. Van Zandt served the Republic of Texas as a representative of Harrison County in the House of the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, 1840–42. In 1842 Sam Houston appointed him chargé d'affairs to t...
Texas. Constitutional Convention (1868-1869)
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Gilmer, Thomas Walker, 1802-1844.
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Governor of and U.S. representative from Virginia. From the description of Letters of Thomas W. Gilmer, 1842-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450478 ...
Henderson, James Pinckney, 1808-1858
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Tod, John Grant, 1808-1877
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John Grant Tod was born November 14, 1808. He served in the Mexican navy and United States Navy before joining the Texas Navy in 1837. In 1842 Tod resigned and moved to Washington where he lobbied for the Republic of Texas. In 1851 Tod served as a delegate to the London Industrial Exhibition. Tod married Abigail Fisher West in 1851; he died on August 14, 1877. From the description of John G. Tod papers, 1836-1929, (bulk 1836-1841). (San Jacinto Museum of History). WorldCat record id:...
Miller, W. D. (Washington D.), 1814-1866
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Washington D. Miller was Sam Houston's private secretary. From the description of Letter : Washington [on-the-Brazos?] to Mrs. Sam Houston, Grand Cane, Liberty County, Texas, 1844 October 10. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796496 Washington Daniel Miller was born December 4, 1814, in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended the University of Alabama, receiving a degree in engineering in January 1836. In 1837 Miller moved to Gonzales, Texas, where he advertis...
Raymond, Chas. H. (Charles H.), 1816-
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Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844
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Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 - February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Virginia. Upshur was active in Virginia state politics and later served as Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the Whig administration of President John Tyler. From the description of Letter, February 9, 1842. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168810 U.S. secretary of the navy, jurist, and Virginia public official. From the description...
Van Zandt, K. M. (Khleber Miller), 1836-1930
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Confederate soldier, legislator, merchant, banker, community leader. Born 1836 in Salem, Tennessee. Moved to Texas in 1839. Also, spent part of childhood in Washington D.C. where his father, Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847) negotiated the annexation of the Republic of Texas. Served as a Confederate officer during the Civil War. Following the war, moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and became a merchant and advocate of railroad construction. In 1873, organized the Tarrant County Construction Company which su...