Papers, 1832-1874.

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Papers, 1832-1874.

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Papers of Durkee, Kenosha, Wis., congressman from Wisconsin Territory and later U.S. senator, consisting chiefly of letters after his appointment as governor of Utah Territory in 1866; with notes and biographies concerning him and also Harvey Head, his assistant in Utah.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Head, Harvey.

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Durkee, Charles, 1805-1870

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Charles Durkee was born December 10, 1805, in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont. In 1836, he became one of the founders Kenosha, Wisconsin (originally called Southport). He served in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1855 to 1861. He was a memeber of the 1861 Peace Commission. He was the governor of Utah in 1865-1869. He passed away on January 14, 1870, in Omaha, Nebraska. From the description of Charles Durkee correspondence, 1859-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368...