 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1874 - 856 pages
...1837 to 1840. In 1842 he was elected to congress as a democrat, and reelected in 1844; and in 1848 he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States senate, and in 1851 was elected for a full term of six years. In 1856 he withdrew from the democratic party, and... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1874 - 838 pages
...of state and superintendent of common schools. In 1842 he was elected to the assembly ; and in 1845 he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States senate, caused by the election of Silas Wright as governor. On the question of slavery he was the exponent... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1877 - 800 pages
...Newbern. lie served in tho State Legislature from 1833 to 1836, and also in 1839 and 1840. In 1841 he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate, and served through tho Twenty-seventh Congress. He was not reelectcd, because the Legislature of 1842-43 was of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1880 - 892 pages
...Jefferson to permit his name to be used" as a candidate for a third term of the presidency. In 1807, he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States senate. During the canvass, he fought two duels, killed one man, and was wounded in the next venture. He wag... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 526 pages
...many years in the Maine Legislature and four years as a Representative in Congress. CHAP. xv. In 1848 he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate, and in 1851 was reelected for a full term. When in 1856 the Cincinnati Convention indorsed the repeal of... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 522 pages
...many years in the Maine Legislature and four years as a Representative in Congress. CHAP. xv. In 1848 he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate, and in 1851 was reflected for a full term. When in 1856 the Cincinnati Convention indorsed the repeal of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1890 - 988 pages
...Jefferson to permit his name to be used as a candidate for a third term of the presidency. In 1807, he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States senate. During the canvass, he fought two duels, killed one man, and was wounded in the next venture. He was... | |
 | Chandler Belden Beach - 1893 - 778 pages
...resigned, studied law and settled in New York, soon becoming secretary of state for New York. In 1845, he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States senate, being a democrat. In 1860, he was appointed secretary of the treasury, and it was he who issued the... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1898 - 960 pages
...Jefferson to permit his name to be used as a candidate for a third term of the presidency. In 1807, he was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States senate. During the'canvass, he fought two duels, killed one man, and was wounded in the next venture. He was... | |
 | George I. Aldrich, Alexander Forbes - Readers (Elementary) - 1900 - 248 pages
...young man of twenty he removed to Kentucky and began the practice of law at Lexington. Within ten years he -was chosen to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. He was elected a representative in Congress in 1811, and on the day of his appearance in the House... | |
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... Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, to the ticket as candidate for Vice-President. Mr. Hamlin was already distinguished in public service. He was born in 1809, and became a lawyer by profession. He served many years in the Maine Legislature and four years... 
