Testimonial dinner record, 1853 (inclusive).

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York, and was the unsuccessful candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, who won by a landslide. Greeley was born to a poor family in Amherst, New ...

McChesney, Charles G. (Charles Green), 1800-1861

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Pennington, William, 1796-1862

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William Pennington (May 4, 1796 – February 16, 1862) was an American politician and lawyer, the Governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843, and served as Speaker of the House during his one term in Congress. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1813 and then studied law with Theodore Frelinghuysen. He was admitted to the bar in 1817 and served as a clerk of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (where his...

Gregory, Dudley S. (Dudley Sanford), 1800-1874

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Politician, of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; born in Redding, Conecticut, February 5, 1800; resident of Albany, New York, 1805-1824, and of New York City, 1824-1834; removed to Jersey City in 1834; elected in 1838 to first of three consecutive terms as (first) mayor of Jersey City; served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1847-1849; died December 8, 1874. From the description of Testimonial dinner record, 1853 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122525583 ...

Scott, James Warren, 1778-1871.

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Jackson, John Peter, 1805-1861

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Lawyer and state legislator, of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1823; admitted to the bar as an attorney, 1827; served in the New Jersey Assembly, 1831-1832, as clerk of Essex County, 1839-ca. 1849, and as vice-president and manager of the New Jersey Railroad. From the description of Letters received, 1828-1860 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570692 John P. Jackson, the son of Hester Van de...

Dayton, William L. (William Lewis), 1807-1864

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American lawyer, politician and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Gordon L. Ford, [18]58 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530519 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Trenton, to Horace Greeley, 1859 Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530524 Epithet: American statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x000005 ...