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West Virginia Congressmen, Biographical Sketches, 1835-1869, 1971 A&M 2295

West Virginia Congressmen, Biographical Sketches, 1835-1869, 1971 A&M 2295


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2295
Title
West Virginia Congressmen, Biographical Sketches 1835-1869, 1971
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199133
Quantity
0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 1/2 in. (28 folders in 1 document case)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
A collection of biographical sketches written by West Virginia Representatives and Senators for inclusion in the 1859 and 1869 editions of Charles Lanman's "Dictionary of the United States Congress", as well as correspondence and photographs. Congressmen represented in this collection include William Armstrong, Jacob Blair, Arthur I. Boreman, Alexander Boteler, William Gay Brown, John S. Carlile, Sherrard Clemens, Isaac Duval, C.D. Hubbard, A. G. Jenkins, Zedekiah Kidwell, B.M. Kitchen, George R. Latham, Isaac Leffler, James McGrew, William S. Morgan, Daniel H. Polsley, James Stephenson, George William Summers, Peter Van Winkle, Kellian Whaley, John S. Witcher, Waitman T. Willey, Edgar C. Wilson, Henry Wise, and John S. Witcher. This collection contains photographs of Hubbard, Kidwell, Whaley, and Charles James Faulkner. Also includes a photocopy of the Foreword to the 1971 edition of "The Biographical Dictionary of the American Congress".

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Congressmen, Biographical Sketches, A&M 2295, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Armstrong, William.
  • Blair, Jacob.
  • Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896
  • Boteler, Alexander Robinson, 1815-1892
  • Brown, William Gay.
  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Clemens, Sherrard, 1826-1881
  • Duval, Isaac Harding, 1824-1902
  • Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884
  • Hubbard, C. D. (Chester Dorman), 1814-1891
  • Jenkins, Albert Gallatin, 1830-1864
  • Kidwell, Zedekiah
  • Kitchen, B.M.
  • Lanman, Charles.
  • Latham, George Robert, 1832-1917.
  • Leffler, Isaac.
  • McGrew, James.
  • Morgan, William S.
  • Polsley, Daniel H.
  • Stephenson, James, 1764-1833
  • Summers, George W. (George William), 1804-1868
  • United States. Congress
  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872
  • West Virginia. Legislature
  • Whaley, Kellian Van Rensalear, 1821-1876
  • Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900
  • Wilson, Edgar C.
  • Wise, Henry.
  • Witcher, John S.