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OF PUBLIC MEN Ν BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 AND EDITOR OF ...
OF PUBLIC MEN Ν BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 AND EDITOR OF ...
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Governor Marcy was at that time Secretary of War under President James K. Polk . To him , therefore , as one of his closest friends , whose lead he had followed in the Democratic party from his first vote , Judge Nye wrote a letter ...
Governor Marcy was at that time Secretary of War under President James K. Polk . To him , therefore , as one of his closest friends , whose lead he had followed in the Democratic party from his first vote , Judge Nye wrote a letter ...
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James Madison was President , with John Quincy Adams Secretary of State . Joseph Story was on the Supreme Bench of the United States , and was much attracted by the young divine , then only twentysix . He wrote that “ the sermon was ...
James Madison was President , with John Quincy Adams Secretary of State . Joseph Story was on the Supreme Bench of the United States , and was much attracted by the young divine , then only twentysix . He wrote that “ the sermon was ...
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... University from 1846 to 1849 ; Secretary of State , as the successor of Daniel Webster , from November , 1852 , to March , 1853 ; and United States Senator from that time until his retirement , on account of ill - health , in 1854.
... University from 1846 to 1849 ; Secretary of State , as the successor of Daniel Webster , from November , 1852 , to March , 1853 ; and United States Senator from that time until his retirement , on account of ill - health , in 1854.
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General Meade could not attend , because he was detained at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac , and the Secretary of the Treasury , Mr. Chase , was kept in Washington by official duties . The procession and crowd were immense ...
General Meade could not attend , because he was detained at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac , and the Secretary of the Treasury , Mr. Chase , was kept in Washington by official duties . The procession and crowd were immense ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1881 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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