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Henry Marchmore Shaw (Congressional Biographical Dictionary)
“Shaw, Henry Marchmore,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000308.
SHAW, Henry Marchmore, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Newport, R.I., November 20, 1819; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1838 and began practice in Indiantown, Camden County, N.C.; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirty-fourth Congress; elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1859); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Thirty-sixth Congress; se
Richard Hanson Weightman (Congressional Biographical Dictionary)
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“Weightman, Richard Hanson,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000255.
WEIGHTMAN, Richard Hanson, a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Washington, D.C., December 28, 1816; attended private schools in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va.; graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1834; attended the United States Military Academy at West Point 1835-1837; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1841 in the District of Columbia, but did not practice; moved to St.
Pierce Manning Butler Young (Congressional Biographical Dictionary)
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“Young, Pierce Manning Butler,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Y000048.
YOUNG, Pierce Manning Butler, a Representative from Georgia; born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., on November 15, 1836; moved with his parents to Georgia in 1839; studied under private tutors and was graduated from Georgia Military Institute at Marietta in 1856; studied law; entered the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in 1857 and resigned two months before graduation to enter the Confederate Army as a second lieutenant; served throughout the Civil War, attaining the rank of major general; settled in Cartersville, Ga., after the war and engaged
State supreme court confirms the right of mixed race men to vote in Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled unanimously in favor of Alfred J. Anderson, a mulatto of around one eighth black blood and a leading citizen of Butler County, who had sued for his right to vote in Ohio. He had been turned away at the polls in the 1856 presidential election. The Court ruled that men who had a preponderance of white blood had the right to vote under existing Ohio constitutional law. (By John Osborne)
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Large gathering of leading New Yorkers demonstrate their support of Italian liberty
A large meeting of around three thousand leading citizens of New York City gathered at the City Assembly rooms to demonstrate their support for Italy and "Italian liberty." James W. Beekman was in the chair, resolutions were voted on, letters were read from men like Charles Sumner, and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, among others, spoke at length. (By John Osborne)
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Pennsylvania Opposition Party Convention nominates Cameron for President and Curtin for Governor
The Pennsylvania Opposition Party met in Harrisburg to select nominees for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Selected delegates included David Wilmot and Thaddeus Stevens and all were instructed to vote for Simon Cameron for President at the convention. Andrew Gregg Curtin was selected on the third ballot as the party's candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. Curtin was elected; Cameron was not. (By John Osborne)
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Stone cutters working on the new Catholic Cathedral in New York City down tools
Around a hundred stone-cutters working on the stone for the new Catholic cathedral in New York City had downed tools. Their strike committee wrote to Archbishop Hughes asking for an increase in the payment by the feet of stone cut. St. Patrick's Cathedral had been begun in 1858 and thanks to the halting of work during the Civil War was not completed until 1878. (By John Osborne)
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"Slave auction" at Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Brooklyn church frees nine-year old slave girl
Sally Maria Diggs, a nine year old slave, was brought to New York by an Episcopal clergyman who had posted a bond for her value in Washington D.C. of $900. At the service in the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher appealed for the funds to buy her freedom and they were collected on the spot. Known as "Pinky" and only one sixteenth black, she returned to the capital to live with her free black grandmother. (By John Osborne)
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William Learned Marcy (Congressional Biographical Dictionary)
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“Marcy, William Learned,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000127.
MARCY, William Learned, a Senator from New York; born in Sturbridge (now Southbridge), Mass., December 12, 1786; attended the common schools and Leicester and Woodstock Academies; graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1808; taught school in Newport, R.I.; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1811 and commenced practice in Troy, N.Y.; served in the War of 1812; recorder of Troy 1816-1818, 1821-1823; editor of the Troy Budget; State comptroller 1823-1829; associate justice of the State supreme court 1829-1831; elected as a Jacksonian to the United States Sena
Connecticut Democratic Convention nominates relectant Thomas Seymour for Governor
The Connecticut Democrats met in Hartford and nominated former Governor Thomas H. Seymour for Governor. Later in the day, Seymour sent a message declining but the Convention ignored this and nominated him again in the afternoon. He did run in the 1860 election but lost to the incumbent Republican William A. Buckingham. The meeting then elected eleven Douglas delegate for the national convention in Charleston. (By John Osborne)
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