Cushman K. Davis papers, 1861-1913.

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Cushman K. Davis papers, 1861-1913.

Correspondence, speeches, clippings, and miscellaneous papers of this United States senator from Minnesota (1887-1900) and member of the St. Paul (Minnesota) law firm of Davis, Kellogg, and Severance. Included is information on national politics; civil service reform; railroad legislation; the Republican party; reciprocity; currency questions; the Alaskan boundary; forestry; the election repeal bill; the Monroe Doctrine; the American Protective Association; the St. Lawrence waterway; the 1892 election; Fort Ridgely; the growth of Duluth; Minnesota real estate; Macalester College; Indian agents; the Farmers' Alliance; and the Spanish-American War.

8.0 cu. ft. (13 boxes and 1 partial box, incl. 3 v.; 19 Reserve items).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6783226

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900

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Cushman Kellogg Davis, a Senator from Minnesota, was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., on June 16, 1838. He moved with his parents to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he attended the public schools, Carroll College in Waukesha, and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Waukesha. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1865 and became a member of the State house of representatives ine 1867, then s...

United States. Congress. Senate

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