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Wednesday, December 28, 1859

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Birthdays

James Barnes, detail

James Barnes

58 years old today

Charles Rollin Buckalew, circa 1864, detail

Charles Rollin Buckalew

38 years old today

Jeremiah Clemens, detail

Jeremiah Clemens

45 years old today

Thomas Ewing, senior, detail

Thomas Ewing Sr.

70 years old today

Thomas Alexander Scott, engraving, detail

Thomas Alexander Scott

36 years old today

Charles Miller Shelley, detail

Charles Miller Shelley

26 years old today

William Booth Taliaferro, detail

William Booth Taliaferro

37 years old today

Richard Hanson Weightman, engraving, 1848, detail

Richard Hanson Weightman

43 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

Addison Weller

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
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The President’s Message,” December 28, 1859 12/28/1859

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