Papers, 1912-1918.

Swanson, Claude Augustus, 1862-1939

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Governor, U.S. Senator from Virginia, and Secretary of the Navy. From the description of Papers, 1867-1935. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188558 U.S. Representative 1893-1906; Virginia governor 1906-1910; U.S. Senator 1910-1933. From the description of Papers of Claude Augustus Swanson [manuscript], 1917-1922. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647844476 U.S. Senator from Virginia, U.S. Secretary of the Navy. Fro...

Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862-1929

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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) served Alabama for many years in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Known best for his extensive knowledge of and authorship of a sweeping tariff reform act, he was also a Democratic candidate for president in 1912 and in 1924, which saw the longest convention in U.S. history. He has been described as a conservative politician who opposed suffrage for women, Prohibition, and rights for organized labor. Underwood was born on May 6, 1862, i...

Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934

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Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler was born in Caroline County, Va. 29 October 1872. He graduated from the College of William and Mary and held a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. He headed the Richmond Academy and taught at the Women's College of Richmond, at Richmond College, and worked for the Silver Burdett school textbook company in New York City. Chandler served as superintendent of schools in Richmond, Va. and served as the president of William and Mary from 1919 until his death 31 May ...

Williams, John Skelton, 1865-1926

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Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937

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Joseph T. Robinson The "Fightingest" Man in the U.S. Senate He never lost a battle. From schoolyard fights to clashes in the Senate, Joseph T. Robinson defeated all challengers. In the end, it was not a person, but a bill that struck down the first Democratic Senate majority leader Robinson had a fatal heart attack during his campaign to pass President Franklin Roosevelt's controversial "court packing" plan in 1937. Colleagues from both parties mourned his passing, while newspaper editoria...

McConnell, Frank P., b. 1870.

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Brown, Joseph M.

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Dent, Stanley H. (Stanley Hubert), 1869-1938

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Incorporated in Maine in 1907, the Telepost Company was an independent telegraph company using the rapid system of telegraphy invented by Patrick B. Delaney. The company operated between Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville and other cities in the west. Rates were a quarter for 25 words and a nickel for each additional 10 words when the message was delivered by messenger; and 50 words for a quarter when the message was sent by wire and delivered to the post office in a sealed envelop. Th...

Kappa Alpha

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Lamb, John, 1840-1924,

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Tyler, James Hoge, 1846-1925

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James Hoge Tyler was Lieutenant Governor (1890-1894) and Governor of Virginia (1898-1902). From the description of Papers of James Hoge Tyler, 1892-1901 (bulk 1898-1901). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122584897 James Hoge Tyler, Virginia governor from 1898 to 1902, was born at the Tyler family farm, "Blenheim," in Caroline County, Virginia on August 11, 1846. He was the son of George Tyler (1817-1889), a repre...

Heflin, James Thomas, 1869-1951

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Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Typed letter signed : Richmond, Va., to Mrs. Robert M. Littlejohn, 1933 May 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858090 John Garland Pollard was a Richmond, Va. lawyer who served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1901-2, was Virginia's attorney-general, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, dean of the Marshall-Wythe School of Government and Citizenship at the College of William and Mary, mayor of Williamsburg, Va...

Davis, Westmoreland, 1859-1942

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Virginia governor. From the description of Papers of Westmoreland Davis, 1877-1949. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959797 Governor of Virginia and president and publisher of the Southern Planter. From the description of Papers of Westmoreland Davis [manuscript] 1905-1920. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647936101 From the description of Papers of Westmoreland Davis [manuscript] 1889-1942. (University of Virginia). WorldCat ...

Tyler, S. Heth

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Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va.

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