Papers, 1818-1876.

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...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

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...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Kent, Edward, 1802-1877

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Kent began practicing law in Bangor, Maine in 1825 after graduating from Harvard. He held a number of political positions in the state including representative in the state legislature; mayor of Bangor; and governor (1838-1839 and 1841-1842). In 1842 he returned to law practice and became a justice on the Maine Supreme Court From the description of Edward Kent papers, 1840-1905. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 459796485 Epithet: of Boughton, ...

Dana, Judah, 1772-1845

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Lawyer, judge, and U.S. senator from Maine, of Fryeburg, Me. From the description of Judah Dana autograph letter signed to William Goodenow, 1830. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 231625190 ...

Ricker, Hiram, 1809-1893

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Dyer, Isaac W. (Isaac Watson), 1855-1937

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Member of the Cumberland, Me., bar. From the description of Baldwin, Me., centennial, 1902. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 253659515 U.S. District Attorney from Maine. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1863-1916]. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976174 Lawyer. From the description of Letter, 1913 May 15, Portland, Maine, to Shawmut Commercial Paper Co., Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat...

Boutelle, Timothy, 1777-1855

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Lawyer and railroad promoter of Waterville, Me. From the description of Papers, 1845-1898. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973606 ...

Fairchild, John

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Kellogg, Elijah, 1813-1901

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Foxcroft, Joseph

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Anderson, John, 1792-1853

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Emery, Moses

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Resident of Saco, Me. From the description of Military pension cases, 1881. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 82099180 ...

Drummond, Josiah H. (Josiah Hayden), 1827-1902

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Judge and genealogist; of Portland, Me.; b. in Winslow, Me. From the description of Josiah H. Drummond papers, ca. 1894-1900. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 313457427 Lawyer, businessman, genealogist, and historian, of Portland, Me.; until 1860 lived in Waterville, Me. From the description of Josiah H. Drummond correspondence, 1891-1897. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 162149197 Judge and genealogist, of P...

Garcelon, Alonzo, 1813-1906

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Longfellow, Stephen, 1776-1849

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Lawyer and jurist, of Portland, Me. From the description of Stephen Longfellow diary, 1833 Jan. 1-Mar. 26. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978471 From the description of Stephen Longfellow correspondence, 1801-1816. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977305 U.S. representative from Maine; lawyer; member of Massachusetts General Court; elected to 18th Congress (1823-1825); overseer of Bowdoin College; president of Main...

Green, Roscoe G.

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Sweat, Lorenzo De Medici, 1818-1898

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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Prior to his presidency he served in both the House of Representatives (1833-1837) and the Senate (1837-1842) as a legislator from New Hampshire. Although a Northerner, he sympathized with the Southern cause during the American Civil War and was good friends with Jefferson Davis....

Coburn, Abner, 1803-1885

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Governor of Maine (1863-1864). From the description of Abner Coburn autograph letter signed, 1863 Dec 22. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978504 ...

Bradbury, Bion, 1811-1887

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Oxnard, John

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Dunlap, Robert Pinckney, 1794-1859

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Lawyer, governor of Maine, and U.S. representative, of Brunswick, Me. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Robert Pinckney Dunlap to Thomas Amory Deblois, 1822 Nov. 2. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 123410751 ...

Little, Edward Preble, 1791-1849

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Clapp, Asa W. H. (Asa William Henry), 1805-1891

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Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872

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Painter, inventor; New York, N.Y. and London, England. From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599940 From the description of Samuel Finley Breese Morse letter, 1845 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007074 Author of account concerning deportation of 1100 workers and I.W.W. sympathizers from Bisbee to Columbus, N.M., July 12, 1917. From the description of The truth about Bisbee...

Berry, Ira R., 1942-....

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Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859

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Choate practiced law Essex County, Mass. (1822-1834) and Boston (1834-1850) and served in the United States Senate (1841-1845). From the description of Papers, 1829-1869. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234337959 Choate was an American lawyer and politician, U.S. senator from Massachusetts from 1841-1845. From the description of Rufus Choate letter : to Joseph B. Boyer, [18--]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937076 ...

Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881

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Jurist, U.S. representative from Maine, and U.S. attorney general. From the description of Nathan Clifford signature, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453765 Jurist, U.S. representative, and U.S. Attorney General, of Portland, Me. From the description of Papers, 1831-1881. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71014279 American lawyer, judge, and politician, attorney general of Maine from 1834-1838, U.S. attorney general fr...

Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876

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Lawyer, of Portland, Me. From the description of Francis O. J. Smith autograph letter signed, 1852 Oct. 18. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271515951 Congressman and lawyer; member of House of Representatives from 1833 to 1839. From the description of Francis O.J. Smith papers, ca. 1849-1860. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225532533 Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. representative, of Portland, Me. ...