Usher, John Palmer

Life Span
to
Full name
John Palmer Usher
Place of Birth
Brookfield, NY
Burial Place
Lawrence, KS
Birth Date Certainty
Disputed
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Political Parties
Republican
Government
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
State legislature
Other state government
Date Event
President Lincoln leaves Washington for Gettysburg and the dedication of the new National Cemetery
The Governor of Pennsylvania misses his connection with the President at Hanover Junction
Abraham Lincoln, on horseback, leads the procession to the new Gettysburg cemetery
Date Title
David Davis to Abraham Lincoln, November 7, 1858
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