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Wednesday, October 05, 1859

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Birthdays

Chester Alan Arthur, detail

Chester Alan Arthur

30 years old today

Henry Cornelius Burnett, detail

Henry Cornelius Burnett

34 years old today

George Washington Gordon, detail

George Washington Gordon

23 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Samuel Maclay

56 years old today

Thomas Algeo Rowley, detail

Thomas Algeo Rowley

51 years old today

Charles Comfort Tiffany, detail

Charles Comfort Tiffany

30 years old today

Samuel Wright, circa 1915, detail

Samuel A. Wright

23 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1847 to 06/03/1861
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1853 to 03/06/1869
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1855 to 03/03/1873
Personal
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio 10/26/1856 to 01/01/1862
Personal
Ozias Mather Hatch serves as Illinois Secretary of State 01/01/1857 to 01/31/1865

Documents

Newspaper
Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “The Why and Because,” October 5, 1859 10/05/1859

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