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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Johnson, Richard M. (Richard Mentor), 1780-1850

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Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17, 1780 – November 19, 1850) was a politician and the ninth vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. He is the only vice president elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate; he began and ended his political career in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Johnson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1806 in the...

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...

Barry, William T. (William Taylor), 1785-1835

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Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, lieutenant governor, judge, U.S. congressman and senator, and postmaster general. From the description of William Taylor Barry : papers, 1798-1835. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46719672 U.S. senator and representative from Kentucky, U.S. postmaster general, jurist, and diplomat. From the description of William T. Barry correspondence, 1832. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450159 Washington, D.C...

Guthrie, James, 1792-1869

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James Guthrie (1792-1869) of Louisville, Ky., was president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad; secretary of the United States Treasury, 1853-1857; member of the Peace Convention of 1861; and United States senator from Kentucky, 1865-1868. From the guide to the James Guthrie Letters, ., 1857-1862, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) American lawyer and politican; Secretary of Treasury. From the description...

Morehead, James T. (James Turner), 1797-1854

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Morehead became the first native-born Kentuckian to serve as governor, when he succeeded John Breathitt at Breathitt's death in 1834. Morehead also served a term in the U.S. Senate. From the description of Letter 1838. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28096101 Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, governor, 1834-1836, and U.S. senator. From the description of James T. Morehead : miscellaneous papers, 1834-1845. (Filson Historical Society, The). Wor...

Breckinridge, James D. (James Douglas), ca. 1783-1849.

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Attorney of Louisville, Ky., state legislator, and U.S. congressman. From the description of James Douglas Breckinridge : papers, 1811-1833. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46729082 ...

Preston, Francis, 1765-1835

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The second son and third child of Col. William Preston and his wife Susanna Smith, was born at "Greenfield," Botetourt County (Va.), 2 August 1765. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1783, and practiced law in Montgomery and Washington counties in Virginia. Preston served in the House of Delegates in 1788 and 1789. From March 1793 until March 1797, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Settling in Abingdon, he returned to law practice and again entered ...

Campbell, Arthur, 1742-1811

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Arthur Campbell (1742-1811), Indian fighter and Revolutionary patriot. From the description of Letter to General George Washington, 1781 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476826 ...

Eustis, William, 1753-1825

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Revolutionary War veteran, politician, and secretary of war. From the description of Letter, 1818 Oct. 20. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49215753 William Eustis was born in Cambridge, Mass., and graduated from Harvard College in 1772. He served as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War and in the Massachusetts General Court (1788-1794). Eustis was a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts (1801-1804, 1820-1823), Secretary of War (1809-1813), Am...

Campbell, James B., 1808-1883

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, businessman, and politician. Born in Oxford, Mass., Campbell came to Edisto Island, S.C. in 1826 as a teacher. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832, settling in Charleston. He married Anna M. Bennett, and they had two daughters, Mary B. and Celia Campbell. Campbell served as director of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Co., the Edisto and Ashley Canal Co., and other companies. Beginning with the nullification controversy, Campbell became active in pol...

Campbell, Arthur Lee, 1780-1838.

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Landowner and merchant of Mossy Creek, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky. From the description of Arthur Lee Campbell Papers, 1801-1837. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46764004 ...