Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)
U.S. representative from Georgia, lawyer, and poet.
From the description of Richard Henry Wilde papers, 1807-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981955
Member of Congress, poet and literary scholar, and professor of law at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), New Orleans, La.
From the description of Papers, 1812-1885. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522050
Irish born American poet, Italian scholar, lawyer, congressman from Georgia.
From the description of Papers of Richard Henry Wilde, 1834-1885 (bulk 1834-1842). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136099
Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847), lawyer, poet, Georgia Congressman, born in Ireland.
From the description of Letter to Dr. William Bacon Stevens, 1841 Aug. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476351
Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847), lawyer, poet, Georgia House of Representatives, born in Ireland, lived in Augusta, Georgia.
From the description of Richard Henry Wilde papers, 1816, 1834. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478072
Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847), native of Ireland, was attorney general of Georgia, 1811-1813; member of the United States Congress, 1815-1817, 1825, and 1827-1835; and professor of law at the University of Louisiana.
From the guide to the Richard Henry Wilde Letter, ., 27 August 1846, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
Richard Henry Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland on September 24, 1789 and died in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 10, 1847. He moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1802, engaged in mercantile pursuits, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1809. He commenced practice in Augusta, became solicitor general of the superior court of Richmond County and attorney general of Georgia (1811-1813). Wilde was elected to Congress as a Republican (1815-1817), and then again (1827-1835).
From the description of Richard Henry Wilde letters, 1818-1845. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 274228899
Attorney general of Georgia, member of Congress, and professor of law at the University of Louisiana.
From the description of Richard Henry Wilde letter, 1846 August 27 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24673347
Biographical Note
1789 Sept. 24: Born, Dublin, Ireland
1797: Immigrated to United States with parents and settled in Baltimore, Md.
1809: Began law practice, Augusta, Ga.
1815 -1817 : United States representative, Georgia
1819: Married Caroline Buckle
1825: United States representative, Georgia
1827 -1835 : United States representative, Georgia
1835 -1840 : Engaged in literary pursuits while traveling in Europe
1843: Resumed law practice, New Orleans, La.
1847: Professor of constitutional law, University of Louisiana (later Tulane University), New Orleans, La.
1847, Sept. 10: Died, New Orleans, La.
From the guide to the Richard Henry Wilde Papers, 1807-1867, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)