Frederick B. Jennings papers, 1882-1916

McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1820-1894

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William G. McAdoo was a Mexican War and Confederate soldier, author and Registrar for the University of Tennessee. He also served as Attorney General of the 3rd Judicial Circuit. From the description of Bill of complaint to the Honorable Thomas C. Lyon against the Bank of Knoxville, 1857. (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 31395217 William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1894) was a man of import in Tennessee. Born in Knoxville, he was graduated from East Tennessee University...

Woodford, Stewart L. (Stewart Lyndon), 1835-1913

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Diplomat, army officer, lawyer, and U.S. representative from New York. From the description of Stewart L. Woodford correspondence, 1865-1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981417 American soldier and diplomat. From the description of Letter signed : New York, to President Arthur, [18]82 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583927 Epithet: American lawyer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:...

Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921

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William Cary Sanger (1853-1921) was an American military man and government official. A native of New York, he graduated from Harvard University (1874) and had a lengthy military career; among his other positions, he served as Assistant Secretary of War (1901-1903) under Benjamin Root. From the guide to the William Cary Sanger Papers, 1901-1903, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Ormsbee, Ebenezer J. (Ebenezer Jolls), 1834-1924

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Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (1834-1924) practiced law in Brandon, Vt. He was elected a state legislator in 1872, senator in 1878, lieutenant governor in 1884, and governor in 1886. In July 1891 President Benjamin Harrison appointed him to negotiate with the Piute Indians at the Pyramid Lake Reservation in Nevada. In November 1891 he was appointed U.S. land commissioner at Samoa. Ormsbee stayed in Samoa until March 1893. E.J. Ormsbee married Jennie L. Briggs (d. 1866) in 1862, an...

Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889

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Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow, prominent corporation lawyer and backstage Democrat. Co-founder of the law firm of Bowdoin, Larocque, and Barlow in 1852, he specialized in corporate law and management, particularly in railroads, mining, land, and utilities, and was a part owner of the New York World. Barlow represented the English Shareholders Association in a successful attack on the corrupt management of the Erie Railroad in 1872 and was directly responsible for the ouster of Jay Gould from the...

Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917

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Lawyer, author, and diplomat. From the description of Joseph Hodges Choate papers, 1745-1929 (bulk 1852-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79700965 Prominent New York lawyer, diplomat, and leader in humanitarian and cultural affairs. From the description of Letter : New York, N.Y., to John H. Stephens, Chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1916 Apr. 3. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34241616 Choate...

Conner, D. S. B.

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Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888

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Roscoe Conkling was a New York politician and lawyer, serving in Congress as both Senator and Representative. He resigned abruptly to protest Federal appointments in New York, and returned to his law practice. He later declined an appointment to the United States Supreme Court. From the description of Roscoe Conkling letter to D.B. Sickels, 1876 Apr. 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734482 Roscoe Conkling was a Senator (1867-81) and Congre...

Wheeler, Hoyt Henry, 1833-1906

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Jennings, Frederic Beach, 1853-1920

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Lawyer, banker, and businessman; of New York, N.Y., and North Bennington, Vt.; partner, Stetson, Jennings & Russell, New York; counsel for Erie Railroad, Southern Railroad, North Pacific Railroad, International Paper Co., and others; vice-president of the Burlington & Rutland Railroad and 1st National Bank of North Bennington. From the description of Frederick B. Jennings papers, 1882-1916 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 681406326 ...

Carlisle, John Griffin, 1834-1910

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John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834 – July 31, 1910) was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1883 to 1889. He subsequently served as a U.S. senator from Kentucky, from 1890 to 1893, and then as Secretary of the Treasury, from 1893 to 1897, during the Panic of 1893. As a Bourbon Democrat he was a leade...