Papers, 1814-1905 (inclusive), 1881-1895 (bulk).

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Papers, 1814-1905 (inclusive), 1881-1895 (bulk).

Personal, business and political correspondence of Gates. Also includes clippings and a commonplace book (1902-1905). William Jennings Bryan material includes an 1896 letter from Olivia to "My dear Uncle" [presumably Gates], with references to Bryan; and Bryan is also mentioned in the commonplace book

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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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Gates, Addison W.

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Lawyer and state legislator, of Macedon (Wayne Co.), N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1814-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562321 Gates was an attorney in Macedon, (Wayne Co.), New York. He ran unsuccessfully for the state legislature in 1879, but was elected in 1880. He participated in the election of the successors of Roscoe Conkling and Thomas Collier Platt, who resigned their Senate seats in May 1881. From the description of Papers,...

Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888

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Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

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Thomas Collier Platt was a Republican Senator from New York. It was through his influence in the Republican party that Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley's running mate in the 1900 presidential election. From the description of Thomas Collier Platt photograph album of Theodore Roosevelt, not before 1905. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612813357 Thomas Collier Platt: clerk of Tioga County (N.Y.), 1859-1961; member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1873-...