Birthdays
Martin Franklin Conway
Turns 30 on this date
Solomon Foot
Turns 57 on this date
James Abram Garfield
Turns 28 on this date
Fitzhugh Lee
Turns 24 on this date
James Alexander McDougall
Turns 42 on this date
Charles Burton Mitchel
Turns 44 on this date
Isaac Munroe St. John
Turns 32 on this date
John Ancrum Winslow
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Henry Pope leases his farm in western Pennsylvania for oil exploration | 11/19/1859 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Leading Chicago newspaper strongly endorses Abraham Lincoln for President | 11/19/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Winter gale causes havoc to shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada |
11/19/1859 to 11/20/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Virginia Panic," November 19, 1859 | 11/19/1859 |