Rice Aner Beal papers, 1843-1883.

Baldwin, Henry P. (Henry Porter), 1814-1892

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Born in Coventry, Rhode Island on February 22, 1814; moved to Detroit, Michigan and established a mercantile house, 1838; member of the Republican Party Convention, Jackson, Michigan, 1854; director of Michigan State Bank and President of the Second National State Bank of Detroit; 1863-87; member of the State Senate, 1861-1862; Governor of Michigan, 1869-1873; U.S. Senator, Republican, 1879-1891; resumed business pursuits; President of Detroit national Bank, 1883-1887; died in Detroit, December ...

Willits, Mr. (Edwin), 1830-1896

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Joy, James F. (James Frederick), 1810-1896

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James F. Joy was born in Durham, New Hampshire in December 1810. He was a teacher in a country school before entering Harvard Law School. Joy was an instructor of Latin at Dartmouth College. He came to Detroit in 1836 and was admitted to the Michigan Bar one year later. For many years, beginning in 1837, he was a law partner of George F. Porter, in the firm Joy & Porter. Joy presently became involved in banking matters, and, in about the 1840s, in railroad activities, which were to dominate ...

Croswell, Charles M., 1825-1886

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Born in Newburg, N.Y. Oct. 31, 1825; parents died when he was 7 yrs. old; moved with an uncle to Adrian, Mich., 1837; learned the carpenter's trade; deputy clerk of Lenawee Co., 1846; register of deeds,1850-54; stud. law & was partner with Judge T. M. Cooley, 1855-59; city attorney of Adrian, 1362; mayor; State senator 1853-69; chairman of judiciary comm. same period; speaker in H.R. , 1873; governor of Michigan, 1877-81; died in Adrian, Dec. 13,1886. (Blue index cards) (Hist. of Lenawee Co....

Tyler, Moses Coit, 1835-1900

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Professor of English Literature at University of Michigan. Editor of The Christian Union. From the description of Postcard, 1899, December 10, to "Dear Sir". (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384204 Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. From the description of Moses Coit Tyler papers, 1864-1897 and 1920-1921. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419205 American author. From the description of A...

United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865)

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University of Michigan. Board of Regents

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Elected governing body of the University of Michigan. From the description of Board of Regents (University of Michigan) records, 1817-[ongoing]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422511 The Board of Regents is the governing body of the University of Michigan. From the description of Board of Regents (University of Michigan) agendas, 1996-[ongoing] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778783 See the finding aid for Board of Regent...

Chandler, Zachariah, 1813-1879

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George Armstrong Custer was a famous cavalry officer during the Civil War and the Indian wars of the 1860s and 1870s. Elizabeth Bacon Custer, his wife, was the author of several works about Army life on the plains. After the death of her husband, she dedicated her life to defending his honor. From the guide to the George A. and Elizabeth B. Custer papers, 1857-1929, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American politician. From the description of Autograph letter s...

McMillan, James, 1838-1902

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Detroit industrialist and U.S. Senator (1889-1902). Purchasing agent for the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad; organizer of the Michigan Car Co., 1863; president of the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railroad; member of Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad and Detroit City Railroad; president of the Detroit Board of Park Commissioners and the Detroit Board of Estimates; member of the Republican State Central Committee, 1876. Was also a member of the following firms: Detroit Car Wheel Co...

Beal, Rice Aner, 1823-1883.

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Rice Aner Beal was a Washtenaw County businessman and politician. He was publisher of the Ann Arbor Courier and active in the state Republican Party in the 1870s. From the guide to the Rice Aner Beal papers, 1843-1883, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) Businessman, of Washtenaw County, Michigan, publisher of Ann Arbor Courier, and chairman of Executive Committee, Michigan Republican Party. From the description of Rice Aner Beal papers, 1843-188...

Cooley, Thomas McIntyre, 1824-1898

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Professor of Law and American History at the University of Michigan; Michigan Supreme Court Justice; and chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. From the description of Thomas McIntyre Cooley papers, 1850-1898. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421366 From the description of Thomas McIntyre Cooley papers, 1850-1898. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82799037 Lawyer, Michigan and Ohio; justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1864-1885; law ...

Waldron, Henry, 1819-1880.

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Engineer on preliminary survey of Michigan Southern Railroad. Later banker, railroad official, and Republican congressman from Michigan. From the description of Henry Waldron surveyor's notebook, 1838. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421861 ...

Douglas, Silas Hamilton, 1816-1890

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Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916

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American educator who served as the president of the University of Michigan. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367566221 President of the University of Michigan, minister to China and Turkey. From the description of James Burrill Angell papers, 1845-1916. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419061 Editor of Providence Journal, 1860-1866. From the description of Letter, [ca.1860-1866], Providence,...

Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Cutcheon, Byron M., 1836-1908

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Resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and officer in the 20th Michigan Infantry and the 27th Michigan Infantry, during the Civil War; later Regent of University of Michigan and U.S. Congressman. From the description of Byron Mac Cutcheon autobiography, 1883-1888 [microform] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80095196 From the description of Byron Mac Cutcheon autobiography, 1883-1888. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422798 Resident of Ypsilanti...

Chase, A. W. (Alvin Wood), 1817-1885

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The Orford Reef is about six-miles offshore of Paradise Point State Park near Cape Blanco in Curry County, Oregon. From the description of Views of Orford Reef : coast of Oregon / by A.W. Chase, U.S.C.S. [18--?] (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 68136305 From the description of Sketch of tertiary triangulation of Cape Blanco & Orford Reef / by A.W. Chase, sub. asst. ; U.S. Coast Survey, B. Peirce, superintendent. 1869. (Oregon Historical S...

Rose, Preston Benjamin, 1834-1912.

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Palmer, Thomas Witherell, 1830-1913

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Born in Detroit, Jan. 25, 1830; stud.at Academy at Palmer (now St. Clair) & Mich. University; was manufacturer & farmer; served on Board of estimates, Detroit; State Senator, 1879-80; U.S. Senator, Republican, 1883-89; U.S. minister to Spain, 1889-91; president of World's Columbian Exposition,1690-93; died In Detroit, June 1, 1913. (Mich. Biogr. ; Farmer, Detroit, v. 2, p. 1069, with port.) From the description of Thomas Witherell Palmer papers, 1830-1913 (Detroit Public Libr...

Christiancy, Isaac Peckham, 1812-1890

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Republican State Senator from Monroe County, Michigan, 1850-1851, Michigan Supreme Court Justice, 1858-1875, U.S. Senator, 1875-1879, and U.S. Minister to Peru. From the description of Isaac Peckham Christiancy papers, 1840-1883. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423529 From the description of Isaac Peckham Christiancy papers, 1830-1874. [microform] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 84431251 From the description of Isaac Peckham Christiancy...

Rich, John T. (John Treadway), 1841-1926

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Born in Conneautville, Pennsylvania, April 23, 1841.Came to Michigan in 1848 and was a farmer. From 1872-1880 a representative in the State Legislature; 1880, in Senate; 1881, U.S. House of Representatives; commissioner of Railroads, 1887-1891; Governor of Michigan., 1892-1896; collector of customs, Detroit, 1898-1906; State treasurer, 1908-1913; collector of customs, Port Huron, Michigan 1908-1913; died in St. Petersburg, Florida, 1925. (from Cong. Dir.) (blue index cards) From the ...

Conger, Omar D. (Omar Dwight), 1818-1898

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Republican Party (Mich.)

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Ferry, Thomas W. (Thomas White), 1827-1896

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United States Senator and Representative from Michigan. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Grant, 1873 Mar. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531104 Member of Congress (1865-1867 and 1869-1871) and the United Stated Senate (1871-1883) from western Michigan. From the description of Thomas White Ferry papers, 1866, 1881, and 1891. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 300035211 Born in the old mission hous...