Ames family biographical materials, 1890.

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Ames family biographical materials, 1890.

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Members of the family included Oakes (1804-1873), his brother Oliver (1807-1877), Oliver's son, Frederick Lathrop (1835-1893), and Oliver (1831-1895), the son of Oakes. Dictations by Frederick Lathrop Ames, W.L. Chaffin, and G.H. Campbell; letters by George H. Morrison, W.L. Chaffin, and Samuel J. Menard; and drafts of the biography, which deal especially with the Congressional career of Oakes, his part in the construction of the Union Pacific, and his involvement in the Credit Mobilier scandal; the connection of the elder Oliver with the Union Pacific and other railroads; the banking and railroad interests of Frederick Lathrop; and the railroad interests and political career of the younger Oliver, who was elected lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in 1882 and governor in 1886.

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