John Potter Cook papers, 1856-1878 and 1894.

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John Potter Cook papers, 1856-1878 and 1894.

Correspondence concerning pre-Civil War politics, especially the conflict in Kansas and the election of 1856, speech delivered by Lewis Cass in 1862, platforms of the Michigan Reform Party, 1874, and assorted miscellanea. Correspondents include: Lewis Cass, Moses W. Field, Robert McClelland, John J. Pershing, and Charles E. Stuart.

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Michigan. Legislature

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Beginning around 1870, the Michigan Legislature produced group and composite portraits of its members. From the guide to the Michigan Legislature photograph collection, 1875-1990, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) ...

Democratic Party (Mich.)

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The Democratic Party of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Democratic National Committee, and its State Chairman is a member of the Association of State Democratic chairs. The group is dedicated to supporting Democratic candidates for public office in the state of Michigan, promoting the party in Michigan, and fielding the concerns of Michigan citizens as part of their effort to affect legislative change. Although the Democratic Party State Central...

Cook, John Potter, 1812-1884.

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Democratic state legislator from Hillsdale County, Michigan, and delegate to the Michigan Constitutional Convention of 1850. From the description of John Potter Cook papers, 1856-1878 and 1894. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422069 ...

Stuart, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1810-1887

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Epithet: brother of John Sobieski Stuart British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000571.0x0001a1 Epithet: self-styled Count of Albany British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000571.0x0001a0 Kalamazoo, Michigan, lawyer and U.S. Senator. From the description of Charles Edward Stuart correspondence, 1880. (University of Michigan). Wo...

Field, Moses W. (Moses Whelock), 1828-1889

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Field's subdivision was laid out upon a Dart of the old Malcher or "Church" Farm. From the description of Moses W. Field papers, 1821, 1911. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 430960233 ...

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880

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Robert McClelland was a Michigan congressmen and governor. He was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1807, and graduated from Dickinson College, Carlistle, Pennsylvania in 1829. He worked as a teacher before his admission to the Pennsylvania bar in 1831. McClelland moved to Monroe, Michigan two years later, becoming delegate in the state constitution convention in 1835. Robert McClelland served as Governor of Michigan, 1851-1853 and Secretary of the Interior, 1853-1857. He died in De...

National Party (1878)

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Michigan Reform Party.

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