Robert Watkins Lovett papers, 1787-1916.

Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816

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Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754 – June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite. Appointed by George Washington in 1796 as one of three commissioners to the Creeks, in 1801 President Jefferson named him "principal agent for Indian affairs south of the Ohio [River]", and was principal Indian agent to the Creek Indians. Born on his f...

Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834

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William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as United States Secretary of War and United States Secretary of the Treasury before running for president in the 1824 election. Born in Virginia, Crawford moved to Georgia at a young age. After studying law, Crawford won election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1803. He aligned with the Democratic-Republican Party and U.S. Senator James Jac...

Benning, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1814-1875

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Henry Lewis Benning was born in Columbia County, Georgia, the son of Pleasant Moon Benning and Malinda Meriwether White, planters. In 1834 he graduated with honors from the University of Georgia, Athens. Soon afterward he moved to Columbus, where he was admitted to the bar. Barely two years after entering upon his profession, Benning was appointed solicitor general for his judicial circuit. in 1839 he married Mary Howard Jones, daughter of a prominent Columbus attorney with whom Benning formed a...

Andrew, James O. (James Osgood), 1794-1871

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James Osgood Andrew, Methodist bishop and author, was born 3 May 1794, in Wilkes County, Georgia, and died 1 March 1871, in Mobile, Alabama. He was made a deacon (1814), an elder (1816), and a bishop (1832) in the Methodist Episcopal Church; was a trustee of the Manual Labor School in Covington, Georgia, (1836); and president of the board of trustees of Emory College (1838-1870). Southern pastors, who protested when Andrew was asked to resign his bishopric because his wife owned slaves, formed t...

Lovett family.

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Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859

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George Rockingham Gilmer (1790-1859), U.S. Representative and Georgia Governor (1829-1831 and 1837-1839), born in Wilkes (later Oglethorpe) County, Georgia. From the description of George Rockingham Gilmer papers, 1827, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478058 Governor of Georgia; from Milledgeville (Baldwin Co.), Ga. From the description of Letters, 1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270612 From the description of Letters, 1838...

Lovett, Robert Watkins, 1818-1912.

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Robert Watkins Lovett, physician and clergyman, was born 11 November 1818, in Screven County, Georgia, and died there 3 July 1912. He was educated at the Georgia Conference Manual Labor School (1838; Covington), Emory College (1839-1843), and the Medical College (1844; Augusta). He practiced medicine and also served as an itinerant Methodist clergyman with the Georgia Conference. He married three times and had seven children. Each of his wives had a sister who married his friend Judge Thomas Mol...

Meriwether, Thomas Molloy.

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Meriwether family.

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Conference Manual Labor School (Covington, Ga.)

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Troup, George Michael, 1780-1856

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"George Troup served as a state representative, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, and Georgia governor during the course of a lifelong political career. His two terms as Georgia's thirtieth governor (1823-27) were marked by his successful efforts to ensure the removal of the Creek Indians from the state. During the ensuing negotiations with the federal government over the Creek removal, Troup was a staunch advocate for state's rights. A Democratic Republican and later a Jacksonian, Troup was known...

Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820

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William W. Bibb was a United States representative and senator from Georgia. From the description of William W. Bibb letter, 1812 Apr. 8. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122520226 William Wyatt Bibb was born in Virginia in 1780. After graduating from William and Mary College, he went on to study medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1801 he received his M.D. degree and moved to Georgia. In Georgia, Bibb became interested in politics. H...

Cobb, Thomas Willis, 1784-1830

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Emory College

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Emory College was founded in 1836 by the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Early faculty members included Alexander Means, Gustavus John Orr, Osborne L. Smith, and George W. W. Stone. From the description of Emory College faculty records, 1847-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761669346 Emory College was chartered in 1836 to the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The first librarian noted in Emory College records, in 1840, was George...

Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Soule, Joshua, 1781-1867

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Joshua Soule, Methodist bishop and editor, was born 1 August 1781, in Bristol, Maine, and died 6 March 1867, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was ordained as an elder in the Methodist Episcopal Church (1802); married Sarah Allen (1803); was an itinerant preacher in New England (1803-1816); was first editor of the METHODIST MAGAZINE (1818); was a pastor in the New York and Baltimore Conferences (1820-1824); made a bishop in the western and southern Conferences and lived in Lebanon, Ohio (1824-1844); a...