Autograph book containing a Mark Twain signature, 1906-1907.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925

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Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), colloquially known as Fighting Bob, was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history." Born...

Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918

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Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909. He was also the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1916 presidential election. Born near Unionville Center, Ohio, Fairbanks moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University. He became an attorney and railroad financier, working under railroad magnate Jay Gould. F...

Fulton, Charles William, 1853-1918

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Clark, Clarence D. (Clarence Don), 1851-1930

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Burrows, Julius C. (Julius Caesar), 1837-1915

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Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911. From the description of Julius Caesar Burrows diary, 1867. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419912 Born January 9, 1837 in Erie Co, Pennsylvania; attended school in Ohio; admitted to the bar at Jefferson, Ohio, 1859; Principle of Richland Seminary in Kalamazoo County, 1859; practiced law, 1861; raised a company for 17th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 1862, served as captain until 1863; elected Circuit Co...

Bacon, Augustus Octavius, 1839-1914

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U.S. senator from Georgia. From the description of Augustus Octavius Bacon papers, 1853-1879 [microfilm manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24007762 Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914), lawyer and politician, born in Bryan County, Georgia. From the description of Augustus Octavius Bacon diaries, 1853, 1861, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477042 Georgia resident and member of the U.S. Senate. From the description of Letters, 1886-1914. (D...

Gibson, Paris, 1830-1920

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Paris Gibson was born on July 1, 1830, in Brownfield, Maine. He was the son of Abel and Anne (Howard) Gibson. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1851. In 1853 he was elected to the Maine legislature. In August 1858, Gibson married Valeria G. Sweat, who was born in Brownfield, on Nov. 30, 1839. The couple had four children, two of whom died at an early age. The surviving sons, Phillip and Theodore, later helped their father in some of his business activities. In 1859 the new couple...

Daniel, John W. (John Warwick), 1842-1910

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Daniel was born and educated at Lynchburg, Virginia, served in the Confederate Army and practised law afterwards. He was a member of Congress from 1885-1887 and a United States Senator from 1887-1910. From the description of Papers, 1849-1910 (inclusive), 1865-1910 (bulk). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122471372 John Warwick Daniel (1842-1910) was prominent in Virginia and national political circles. He served as a representative and senator both on a state ...

Dick, Charles William Frederick, 1858-1945

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Gearin, John McDermeid, 1851-1930

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Dryden, John F. (John Fairfield), 1839-1911

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Kean, John, 1852-1914

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Berry, James H. (James Henderson), 1841-1913

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Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922

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Clarke, James P. (James Paul), 1854-1916

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Lawyer, Arkansas state legislator, attorney general of Arkansas (1892-1894), state governor (1895-1896), and U.S. senator (1903-1916). From the description of James P. Clarke letter, 1901 Dec. 17. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 433106052 ...

Brandegee, Frank B. (Frank Bosworth), 1864-1924

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Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908

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Iowa legislator; United States House of Representatives, 1863-1871; United States Senate, 1873-1908. From the description of Letter : Dubuque, Iowa, to W[illiam] W[orth] Belknap, Washington, D.C., 1873 Oct. 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496685 U.S. Senator and Representative from Iowa. From the description of Papers of William B. Allison, 1862-1916. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 148787411 William ...

Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928

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Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) was a financial capitalist, merchant and industrial consolidator. He entered the shipping business and worked for commission merchants in New York City. Popularly known as the "Father of Trusts", he was responsible for many industrial consolidations and mergers. From the guide to the Charles R. Flint papers, 1872-1930, 1885-1915, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) was a lawye...

Alger, R. A. (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907

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Alger (1836-1907) served as U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1902-1907. He was a Republican. (Information from Senators of the U.S.). Scripps served as Michigan Senator from the Third District, 1903-1904. He was born in England in 1835 and came to the U.S. in 1844. Scripps worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune in 1857. After settling in Detroit in 1859, he managed the Detroit Tribune until 1863 when he founded the Detroit Evening News. In 1862, Scripps married Harriet J. Messinger. He was acti...

Carmack, Edward Ward, 1858-1908

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Editor of Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., newspapers, prohibitionist, U.S. representative, 1897-1901, and senator, 1901-1907. From the description of Edward Ward Carmack papers, 1850-1942. WorldCat record id: 24561258 Edward Ward Carmack (1858-1908) of Sumner County, Tenn., was a lawyer, editor of Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., newspapers, prohibitionist, United States representative, 1897-1901, and senator, 1901-1907. He was assassinated in Nashville in 1908 by Duncan Brown Co...

Hansbrough, Henry Clay, 1848-1933

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U.S. Representative from North Dakota, 1889-1891; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1891-1909. From the description of Ms., [n.d.]. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17869643 ...

Kittredge, Alfred B. (Alfred Beard), 1861-1911

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Clapp, Moses E. (Moses Edwin), 1851-1929

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Bailey, Joseph W. (Joseph Weldon), 1863-1929

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Ankeny, Levi, 1844-1921

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Crane, Winthrop Murray, 1853-1920

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Allee, James Frank, 1857-1938

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Gallinger, Jacob H. (Jacob Harold), 1837-1918

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Dolliver, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Prentiss), 1858-1910

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Burkett, Elmer Jacob, 1867-1935

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Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917

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Ohio lawyer and jurist; Ohio governor, 1886-1890; U.S. senator, 1896-1908; brevet captain, 89th Ohio Infantry, Company A, during Civil War. From the description of Letter : Cincinnati, [Ohio], to B[enjamin] H[enry] Grierson, Whipple Barracks, A.T., 1885 Nov. 4. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30607647 Joseph Benson Foraker served as both governor of and U.S. senator for the state of Ohio. Archibald Gracie was the author of a Civil War history enti...

Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925

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Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921

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Lawyer and public official. From the description of Papers of Philander C. Knox, 1893-1922 (bulk 1901-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79632215 Philander C. Knox (1853-1921) was an attorney and politician from southwest Pennsylvania. Knox served as U.S. Attorney General (1901-1904), U.S. Senator (1904-1909, 1917-1921), and as Secretary of State (1909-1913) under William Howard Taft. From the description of Philander C. Knox letter to N.B. Billingsley, 1882 M...

Mulvey, Daniel Terrance.

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Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915

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Architect; d. 1986. From the description of Nelson W. Aldrich interview, 1985 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185109 Father-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; financier and philanthropist who served as U.S. representative (1879-1881) and senator (1881-1911) from Rhode Island and chairman of the U.S. National Monetary Commission (1908-1912). From the description of Nelson Aldrich microfilm collection, 1777-1930 (bulk 1879-1915) [microform]. (Providence ...

Foster, Murphy J. (Murphy James), 1849-1921

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Murphy J. Foster was an attorney, Louisiana state senator (1880-1892), Governor of Louisiana (1892-1900), and United States Senator (1900-1912). He studied law at the University of Louisiana, now Tulane University, and passed the state bar exam in 1871. Foster was briefly married to Florence Daisy Hine, then remarried 1881 to Rose Routh Ker, daughter of John Ker and Rose Routh of Ouida Plantation in West Feliciana Parish. They produced ten children, nine of whom reached maturity. ...

Clay, Alexander Stephens, 1853-1910

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Alexander Stephens Clay (1853-1910), Georgia legislator and U.S. Senator, born in Cobb County, Georgia. From the description of Letter to Lawrence F. Bower, 1896 Dec. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476179 ...

Blackburn, Joseph C. S. (Joseph Clay Stiles), 1838-1918

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Lawyer, politician, U.S. senator and governor of the Panama Canal Zone. From the description of Joseph C.S. Blackburn : papers, 1875-1898. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726237 Blackburn was an American politician who served in the United States Senate. From the description of Letter, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80814187 ...

Bulkeley, Morgan G. (Morgan Gardner), 1837-1922

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Burnham, Henry Eben, 1844-1917.

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Heyburn, Weldon Brinton, 1852-1912.

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United States senator for Idaho, 1903-1912. From the description of Papers, 1889-1911. (University of Idaho Library). WorldCat record id: 42928855 A native of Pennsylvania, Weldon Brinton Heyburn was born near Chadds Ford, Delaware County, on May 23, 1852, the son of Sarah Gilpin and John Briton Heyburn. Both parents were of English Quaker stock. He was educated in the public schools and Maplewood Institute, Concordville, Pennsylvania. He then attended the Unive...

Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911

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Thomas Henry Carter was born in Ohio in 1854, the son of Edward C. and Margaret Carter. After his admission to the bar, Carter established a practice in Burlington, Iowa. In 1882, he moved to Helena, Montana Territory, and after a brief private practice, he associated with John B. Clayberg in the firm of Carter and Clayberg. In November 1889, he was the territorial delegate for the state when Montana gained statehood. After the admission of Montana as a state, he was elected its first representa...