W.L. Terry collection, 1885-1942.

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W.L. Terry collection, 1885-1942.

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Includes letters and other papers (1885-1905) of W.L. Terry; together with a 16 mm film (1942) used by David D. Terry in his campaign for Congress and a photograph (1917).

9 items.

Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 7418049

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United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Terry, David D. (David Dickson), 1881-1963

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Terry, William L. (William Leake), 1850-1917

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W.L. Terry was born on 27 Sept. 1850 near Wadesboro, N.C. He graduated from Trinity College in North Carolina in 1872 and was admitted to the bar in Little Rock in 1873. From 1875 to 1885, he was city attorney. In 1879, he also served as state senator and senator pro tempore. He was elected to Congress in 1901 and retired in 1909. In 1875 he married Mollie C. Dixon. She died in 1895. In 1899 he married Florence Forshe. Children by his first wife were W.L., Jr., David D., and Frank A...