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Biographical memoir of the late Henry A. Muhlenberg

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo11387
Date of Publication
between 1844 and 1850?]
Call Number
922.4 M952b
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Place of Publication
[Pennsylvania?
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
between 1844 and 1850?]
Physical Description
12 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Caption title.
Summary
This is an article in the periodical "The United States Magazine and Democratic Review." It was written following Henry Muhlenberg's death in 1844. Henry A. Muhlenberg was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1782. He was an ordained Lutheran minister and served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading, Pennsylvania, from 1803 to 1829. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and was appointed to be the first Minister to the Austrian Empire. He was defeated in an election for Governor of Pennsylvania.Muhlenberg was a member of a powerful dynasty of Muhlenbergs and they also are discussed at length in this article.
Subjects
Muhlenberg, Henry Augustus Philip, - 1782-1844.
Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior, - 1711-1787.
United States. - Congress. - House - Biography.
Legislators - United States - Biography.
Lutheran Church - Pennsylvania - Reading - Biography.
Reading (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.4 M952b
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Bosom friends : the intimate world of James Buchanan and William Rufus King

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Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Date of Publication
2019.
Call Number
973.68 B174
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Responsibility
Thomas J. Balcerski.
ISBN
9780190914592 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
2019.
Physical Description
x, 337 pages : Illustrations, maps : 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Remembering -- Leavening, 1786-1819 -- Hardening, 1820-1834 -- Messing, 1834-1840 -- Wooing, 1840-1844 -- Ministering, 1844-1848 -- Running, 1848-1853 -- Presiding, 1853-1868 -- Epilogue: Preserving -- Washington residences of James Buchanan and William Rufus King (1834-1853) -- Percentage correlation of roll call votes of James Buchanan with senators of the Bachelor's Mess, 23rd to 28th Congresses (1834-1844) -- Calendar of correspondence of James Buchanan / Harriet Lane Johnston and William Rufus King / Catherine Margaret Ellis (1837-1868.
Summary
"Politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) of Pennsylvania and William Rufus King (1786-1853) of Alabama has excited much speculation through the years. Why did they never marry? Might they have been gay, or was their relationship a nineteenth-century version of the modern-day 'bromance'? Then, as now, they have intrigued by the many mysteries surrounding them. In Bosom Friends : the Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history. Unlikely companions from the start, they lived together as messmates in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse. There developed a bosom friendship that blossomed into a significant political partnership. Before the Civil War, each man was elected to high executive office, William Rufus King the vice-presidency in 1852 and James Buchanan as the nation's fifteen president in 1856. This book offers a dual biography of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. Special attention is given to their early lives prior to elected office, the circumstances of their boardinghouse friendship, and the juicy political gossip that has circulated about them ever since. In addition, the author traces their many contributions to the Jacksonian political agenda, manifest destiny, and the debates over slavery, while finding their style of politics to have been disastrous for the American nation. Ultimately, Bosom Friends demonstrates that intimate male friendships among politicians were, and continue to be, an important part of success in American politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects
King, William R. (William Rufus), - 1786-1853.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Male friendship - United States
Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B174
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Boss rule in the gilded age : Matt Quay of Pennsylvania

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo3114
Author
Kehl, James A.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
923.2 Q2k
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Responsibility
James A. Kehl.
ISBN
0822934264
Author
Kehl, James A.
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press,
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
xx, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index. The author was a professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bibliography: p. 281-289.
Summary
Matt Quay was called "the ablest politician this country has ever produced." He served as a United States senator representing Pennsylvania from 1887 to 1904. His career as a Republican Party boss, however, spanned nearly half a century, during which numerous governors and one president owed their election success to his political skills. James A. Kehl was given the first public access to Quay's own papers, and herein presents the inside story of this controversial man who was considered a political Robin Hood for his alleged bribe-taking, misappropriations of funds, and concern for the underprivileged-yet he emerged as the most powerful member of the Republican Party in his state. [from the publisher]
Subjects
Quay, Matthew Stanley, - 1833-1904.
United States. - Congress. - Senate - Biography.
Legislators - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1865-1900.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 Q2k
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Congress, the Pennsylvania Dutch Representatives, 1774-1974

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Author
Eshleman, Edwin D.
Date of Publication
c1975.
Call Number
328.73 E75
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Responsibility
by Edwin D. Eshleman, Robert S. Walker.
Author
Eshleman, Edwin D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Concorde Pub.,
Date of Publication
c1975.
Physical Description
xii, 159 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Contents: George Ross--Samuel John Atlee--Joseph Montgomery--Edward Hand--William Henry--Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg--John W. Kittera--Thomas Boude--John Whitehill--Robert Jenkins--Joseph Lefevre--James Whitehill--Amos Slaymaker--John Whiteside--John Hibshman--James Buchanan--William Hiester--Edward Davies--Jeremiah Brown, Jr.--John Strohm--Thaddeus Stevens--Isaac E. Hiester--Anthony E. Robers--Oliver Jese Dickey--Abraham Herr Smith--John Andrew Hiestand--Marriott Brosius--H. Burd Cassel--William Walton Griest--John Roland Kinzer--Paul Bartram Dague--Edwin D> Eshleman.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 153-155.
Subjects
Legislators - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Additional Author
Walker, Robert S.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
328.73 E75
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Favorite hotels and lodgings in Lancaster in 1799 : (Lodgings of assemblyman)

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Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Date of Publication
1924
�Bucks Countians lodged as follows: Isaac Van Horne at Nauman's and Ralph Stone and James Erwin at John Musser's corner of East Orange and Lime Streets and Gerardus Wynkoch at Judge Henry's. The Chester County legislators divided: Jos. Hemphill lodged at A Scott's on Orange Street; Jas. Hannum at
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Responsibility
by Henry Frank Eshleman.
Author
Eshleman, Henry Frank,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1924
Physical Description
6-7 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 28, no. 1
Subjects
Legislators - Pennsylvania.
Hotels - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - To 1775.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 28, number 1 (1924), p. 6-7Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.28
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Guide to research collections of former United States senators, 1789-1995 a listing of archival repositories housing the papers of former senators, related collections, and oral history interviews

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Author
Paul, Karen Dawley.
Date of Publication
1995
Call Number
016.32873 P324
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Responsibility
compiled by Karen Dawley Paul
Author
Paul, Karen Dawley.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date of Publication
1995
Physical Description
xii, 743 p. 25 cm.
Subjects
Legislators
United States - Politics and government - Archival resources - Directories.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.32873 P324
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Lawmaking and legislators in Pennsylvania a biographical dictionary

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Date of Publication
1991
Call Number
328.748 L418
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Responsibility
Craig W. Horle [et. al.]
ISBN
0812230671
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Date of Publication
1991
Physical Description
v. : ill. 26 cm.
Notes
Library has: vol. 1 (1682-1709) ; vol.2 (1710-1756) ; vol. 3 (1757-1775 - in 2 vol.).
Lancastrians appearing in vol. 2 include: Thomas Armstrong, Samuel Blunston, Calvin Cooper, Thomas Edwards, John Emerson, Thomas Ewing, Andrew Galbraith, James Hamilton, John Kyle, Thomas Lindley, James Mitchell, John Musgrave, Arthur Patterson, Thomas Reid, Anthony Shaw, Samuel Smith, George Stuart, Peter Worrall, John Wright.
Lancastrians appearing in vol. 3 (pt. 1) include: Emanuel Carpenter, Jacob Carpenter, John Douglas, William Downing, Joseph Ferree, Bertram Galbraith, Curtis Grubb; (pt. 2) -- Thomas Porter, George Ross, Isaac Sanders, Matthias Slough, James Webb, Isaac Whitelock, James Wright.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly - History.
Legislators - Pennsylvania
Legislation - Pennsylvania.
Law - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Horle, Craig W.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
328.748 L418
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Lebanon County in our state legislature : paper read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, February 19, 1904

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Author
Bierman, Elijah Benjamin.
Date of Publication
1904?]
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 2 no. 13
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Responsibility
by E. Benjamin Bierman.
Author
Bierman, Elijah Benjamin.
Place of Publication
[Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
Lebanon County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1904?]
Physical Description
p. 353-396 ; 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society publication ; v.2, no. 13
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - General Assembly - Biography.
Legislators - Pennsylvania - Lebanon County.
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 2 no. 13
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Letters of Honorable John Strohm

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Author
Shenk, Hiram H.
Date of Publication
1919
%20Info/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Shenk, Hiram H. (Hiram Herr), 1872-1954. Title: Letters of Honorable John Strohm / by Hiram H. Shenk. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Strohm, John L. Legislators--United States. Pennsylvania--Social life and customs. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County
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Responsibility
by Hiram H. Shenk.
Author
Shenk, Hiram H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
47-59 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 3
Subjects
Strohm, John L.
Legislators - United States.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 3 (1919), p. 47-59Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.24
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Life of George Mifflin Dallas, vice president of the United States: Prepared and published in Sepember, 1844, by the Democratic Committee of Publication, John K. Kane, et al

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Edition
Extended to the present time, and reprinted Nov. 1847.
Date of Publication
1847.
Call Number
815 P769 # 40
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Edition
Extended to the present time, and reprinted Nov. 1847.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Publisher
Times and Keystone Job Office,
Date of Publication
1847.
Physical Description
20 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Cover title: Life of George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States.
In: Political Speeches.
Subjects
Dallas, George Mifflin, - 1792-1864.
United States. - Congress. - Senate - Biography.
Vice-Presidents - United States - Biography.
Legislators - United States - Biography.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Pennsylvania - Politics and government - 1775-1865.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Author
Kane, John K.
Additional Corporate Author
Democratic Party (U.S.). Committee of Publication.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Rare Books
Call Number
815 P769 # 40
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