Papers, 1811-1956.

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872

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William Henry Seward was born in Florida, Orange County, New York, on May 16, 1801. He was the son of Samuel S. Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1822. In 1823, he moved to Auburn, New York, where he entered Judge Elijah Miller's law office. He married Frances Adeline Miller, Judge Miller's daughter, in 1824. Seward was interested in politics early in his career and became actively involved in the Anti-Masonic m...

Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920

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Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a US representative from New York, and as the 31st governor of New York. The son of a Congregational minister, Morton was born in Vermont and educated in Vermont and Massachusetts. He trained for a business career by clerking in stores and working in mercantile establishments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After rel...

Bliss, Cornelius Newton, 1833-1911

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Merchant; Republican party official; Sec. of the Interior in McKinley administration From the guide to the Cornelius Newton Bliss note to J.C. Green, 1898, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Morgan, Edwin Barber, 1806-1881

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U.S. Army Civil War leader and Congressman. From the description of Papers, 1806-1881. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36587218 Merchant, philanthropist. From the description of Edwin B. Morgan papers, 1847-1873. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155442163 U.S. representative from New York and businessman. From the description of Collection, 1857-1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454620 Wh...

Morgan family.

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Family of Aurora, N. Y., descendants of Christopher Morgan of Groton, Conn. Edwin Barber Morgan (1806-1881) and Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) were members of Congress before the Civil War. Edwin was elected to the Thirty-third (as a Whig), Thirty-fourth (as a Whig), and Thirty-fifth Congresses (as a Republican) (1853-1859); Christopher was elected to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-senveth Congresses (as a Whig) (1839-1843). From the description of Papers, 1811-...

Foster, Charles, 1828-1904

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Epithet: Churchwarden of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001345.0x0001dc On June 2, 1858 the first annual Old Settlers Celebration was held in Burlington, Iowa. Speeches, prayers and toasts were offered by prominent citizens of Des Moines County. The second toast of the day was made on behalf of "Old Des Moines, The Mother of Counties -- She welcomes to her maternal board the representati...

Hollcroft, Temple Rice, 1889-

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Morgan, Christopher P.

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...