Wharton Barker Papers, 1864-1921, (bulk 1887-1896) - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Baird, George Husband, 1761-1840

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Principal of the University of Edinburgh From the guide to the George Husband Baird letters, 1825, 1831, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Sherman, John, 1823-1900

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Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio to Charles Robert Sherman and his wife, Mary Hoyt Sherman, the eighth of their 11 children. John Sherman's grandfather, Taylor Sherman, a Connecticut lawyer and judge, first visited Ohio in the early nineteenth century, gaining title to several parcels of land before returning to Connecticut. After Taylor's death in 1815, his son Charles, newly married to Mary Hoyt, moved the family west to Ohio. Several other Sherman relatives soon followed, and Charles becam...

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...

Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922

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John Wanamaker was founder of a Philadelphia department store. From the description of Collection, 1779-1892. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122632980 John Wanamaker, 1838-1822. Born Philadelphia, created first department store, pioneered use of price tags, money back guarantees, newspaper ads, and white sales. Instituted employee health care, pensions, and fringe benefits. Samuel Sydney McClure, 1857-1949. Founder, editor,...

Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910

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History professor and journalist. From the description of Wellington [manuscript], post 1871. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647922784 Goldwin Smith was a British-Canadian educator, historian and journalist. From the description of Goldwin Smith Papers [manuscript]. 1875-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225564891 British-Canadian historian and journalist. From the description of Berlin and Afghanistan : autograph manuscript...

Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914

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U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1876-1909. From the description of Receipt, 1880. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768334 Lawyer of Central City, Colo., U.S. Senator from Colorado, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior. From the description of Papers, 1877-1900. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13659484 American politician and Secretary of the Interior of the United States in the Chester A. Arthur administration. ...

Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905

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Republican lawyer who served as secretary of state of Connecticut, 1857-58, as member of Connecticut state senate and house of representatives, and U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1879-1905. Died in office 1905. From the description of Letter, June 28, 1882. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53882387 U.S. senator, public official, and lawyer of Connecticut. From the description of Signature of Orville Hitchcock Platt, 1865. (Unknown). Wor...

Barker, Wharton, 1846-1921

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Financier, publicist, agent of the Russian czar in the United States, and participant in Russian and Chinese business ventures. From the description of Papers of Wharton Barker, 1870-1921 (bulk 1887-1896). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131104 Biographical Note 1846, May 1 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. ...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918

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The second International Peace Conference was held at the Hague in 1907. From the description of Hague Peace Conference documents, 1907. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64052217 Ambassador to Russia; first president of Cornell University. From the description of Andrew Dickson White papers, 1901-1902. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155410378 Andrew Dickson White was born at Homer, New York, November 7, 1832. ...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Kelley, William D. (William Darrah), 1814-1890

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An organizer of the Republican Party in Pa. and delegate to the 1860 National Convention. Kelley served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1861-1890. From the description of Letter, 1863 November, 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122433968 Representative from Pennsylvania. From the description of Document signed : Washington, 1888 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270494602 William Darrah Kelley was an influential...

Mitchell, John Inscho, 1838-1907

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John I. Mitchell was a Republican Representative and Senator in Congress from the state of Pennsylvania. From the description of Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1885-1886. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63556307 ...

Mackenzie, Alexander

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Epithet: Captain; of Breda British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000876.0x0003c8 Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000876.0x000002 Epithet: Lieutenant; 60th Regt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000876.0x0003ca Epithet: Lie...

Penrose, Boies, 1860-1921

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Born in Philadelphia in 1860, Boies Penrose graduated from Harvard University and practiced law in his native city in 1883. From 1884 until 1897 he served in the Pennsylvania legislature as a representative and senator. An unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1895, he served as a United States senator from 1897 until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1921. From the description of Boies Penrose political and legal journal, 1889. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries)...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

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Thomas Collier Platt was a Republican Senator from New York. It was through his influence in the Republican party that Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley's running mate in the 1900 presidential election. From the description of Thomas Collier Platt photograph album of Theodore Roosevelt, not before 1905. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612813357 Thomas Collier Platt: clerk of Tioga County (N.Y.), 1859-1961; member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1873-...

Carroll, William, 1788-1844

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Governor of Tennessee and army officer. From the description of William Carroll correspondence, 1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452688 ...

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...

Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914

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Springfield (Sangamon Co.), Ill. republican politician. From the description of Papers, 1910. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38386302 U.S. senator and representative from and governor of Illinois. From the description of Shelby M. Cullom correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984527 Governor of Illinois, 1877-1883, and U.S. Senator, 1883-1913. From the description of Autograph. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Lib...