Noble and Davidson Family papers, 1785-1868.

Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864

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Caleb Blood Smith, lawyer, congressman, and Secretary of the Interior. Smith was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives, and was reelected in 1834, 1835, and 1836. He represented Indiana in the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congress serving on the Committee of Foreign Affairs, and chairing the Committee on Territories. Known for his staunch opposition to the Mexican War, he refused another nomination and left Congress in 1849. He practiced law in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was p...

Davidson, Catherine

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Davidson, Alexander, Jr.

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Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863

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Kentucky lawyer and statesman, from Frankfort (Franklin Co.). From the description of Papers, 1786-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490792 From the description of Letters, 1835-1860. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32410179 John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) was born September 10, 1787. He attended the College of William and Mary, graduating in 1807. In 1809 he became the Attorney-General for the Illinois Territory. During the Wa...

Noble, Noah, 1794-1844

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Noah Noble served in many official positions throughout Indiana. He was sheriff and a member of the State Legislature for Franklin County, Indiana. He was also Receiver of public monies for Indianapolis Land District. In 1831, he was elected Governor of the State of Indiana and was re-elected for a second term. Following that, Noble was President of the State Board of Internal Improvements (1838-1841) until he was elected to be the Legislature sole Fund Commissioner. From the descrip...

Kerr, Michael E., 1940-

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Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877

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Politician, reformer, and author Robert Dale Owen was born in Scotland; influenced by his father, he developed a strong interest in social reform. He moved to New Harmony, Indiana, where he joined the socialist community his father founded there, and he was active as an educator, editor, and author, including the first birth control pamphlet published in America. He next became active in politics, serving in the Indiana House of Representatives and later in the United States House, wh...

Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900

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Virginia born Indiana lawyer, politician, and author who served in the Indiana legislature, 1834-1838, the U.S. Senate, 1840-1852, and briefly as Rutherford Hayes' secretary of the navy. From the description of Memorandum : Washington, [D.C.], 1852 July 21. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35517110 Indiana school teacher and lawyer, served in the Indiana Legislature and the U.S. House and Senate. Appointed to the Indiana 5th Circuit Court by Andrew Johnson. During Pre...

Constitutional Union Party (U.S.)

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Hayden, John James, 1820-1901

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Noble and Davidson Families.

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Noah Noble was born January 15, 1794 in Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. He married Catherine Stull Van Swearingen in 1819 and they had three children. He served in the Indiana militia. He moved to Indianapolis in 1825 where he worked as a layer, farmer, merchant, operated a fulling mill, operated Brookville hotel, served as director of the Brookville branch of the State Bank of Indiana and was an agent for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. He served as Franklin County sheriff 1820-1824. ...

Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834

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Jonathan Jennings, a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Indiana, later Governor of Indiana from 1816 to 1822. David G. Mitchell, a Representative from Harrison County, Indiana, and Senator from 1836 to 1839. From the description of Jonathan Jennings letters to David G. Mitchell, 1807-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162105 Jonathan Jennings, a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Indiana, later Governor of Indiana fr...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Smith, Oliver H. (Oliver Hampton), 1794-1859

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A native of New Jersey, Smith moved to Indiana and studied law. He served in the Indiana General Assembly, was prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district, and later served in the U.S. House and Senate. He founded the town of Yorktown in Delaware County. Smith spent the last years of his life in Indianapolis. From the description of Papers, 1826-1859. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31906333 Oliver H. Smith, a native of New Jersey moved to ...