Papers, 1899-1911.

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Papers, 1899-1911.

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The papers of a controversy between Lucien H. Alexander, Philadelphia lawyer and member of the James Wilson Memorial Committee, and Burton Alva Konkle, historian and secretary of the Committee which originated the idea of bringing the remains of James Wilson from North Carolina to Philadelphia in 1906. There is also material on an attempt by Alexander to publish a commemorative volume.

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Wilson, James, 1742-1798

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James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, and Founding Father who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798. He was elected twice to the Continental Congress, was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the six original justices appointed by George Washington to the...

James Wilson Memorial Committee.

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Konkle, Burton Alva, 1861-1944

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Burton Alva Konkle (1861-1944) was a history professor at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. From the guide to the Burton Alva Konkle Papers, 1925-1943, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) History professor at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. From the description of Burton Alva Konkle papers, 1925-1943 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24150826 Burton Alva Konkle was a Presbyterian minister in Phila...

Alexander, Lucien Hugh, 1866-1926

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A Philadelphia lawyer, Lucien Alexander came from a wealthy Scots-Irish family with strong ties to the lumber, oil, and railroad industries in Pennsylvania. After receiving his education at the University of Pennsylvania (1884-1887) and Harvard (1887-1888), Alexander entered into the offices of William Henry Rawle and Alonzo Tillinghast Freedley to study law, earning admittance to the Pennsylvania bar in 1896. During a comparatively brief career in active litigation, he handled some...