Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869. Charles Anderson Wickliffe : miscellaneous papers, 1826-1863. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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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...

Letcher, Robert Perkins, 1788-1861

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Robert Perkins Letcher was governor of Kentucky during 1840-1844. After his term ended, Letcher practiced law in Frankfort and remained active in politics. From 1850 to 1852, he served as U.S. minister to Mexico where his proposed treaties sought to protect American interests in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. From the description of Robert Perkins Letcher papers, 1844-1853. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 38555012 Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congr...

Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871

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Anderson was born at "Soldier's Retreat," the Anderson family estate near Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Richard Clough Anderson Sr. (1750–1826), served in the Continental Army as an aide-de-camp to the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War, and was a charter member of the Society of the Cincinnati; his mother, Sarah Marshall (1779–1854), was a cousin of John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. He graduated from the United States Military Academy (Wes...

Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869

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Charles Anderson Wickliffe was born near Springfield, Kentucky, June 8, 1788. During the War of 1812, Wickliffe served as a private but was eventually promoted to aide-de-camp to Gen. Samuel Caldwell. He served as soldier and officer at the Battle of the Thames where an army of Kentuckians under congressman Richard M. Johnson defeated British and Indian forces and where the great Indian leader, Tecumseh, was killed. Wickliffe became commonwealth's attorney, state representative, and U.S. represe...