A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians: The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857 (continued) ; The period of division or Georgia in the assertion of state rights, 1857-1872 ; The period of rehabilitation or Georgia's rise from the ashes of war, 1872-1916 ; Georgia miscellanies |
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Page 641
and an uncle of the great Brooklyn divine , was elected to succeed him as
president . He remained in office until his death , in 1865 , a period of nearly
twenty - five years . Toward the close of the war , the exercises of Oglethorpe
University ...
and an uncle of the great Brooklyn divine , was elected to succeed him as
president . He remained in office until his death , in 1865 , a period of nearly
twenty - five years . Toward the close of the war , the exercises of Oglethorpe
University ...
Page 643
... succeed Doctor Thomas , who was called to a college in California . Next came
Dr . O . L . Smith , but he resigned to take a professorship , and Dr . Atticus G .
Haygood succeeded him . It was during the administration of this great apostle of
...
... succeed Doctor Thomas , who was called to a college in California . Next came
Dr . O . L . Smith , but he resigned to take a professorship , and Dr . Atticus G .
Haygood succeeded him . It was during the administration of this great apostle of
...
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The Legislature of 1840 elected John MacPherson Berrien , a whig , to succeed
Wilson Lumpkin , a democrat . Judge Berrien had already worn the toga from
1825 to 1829 and had been a member of President Jackson ' s cabinet as
attorney ...
The Legislature of 1840 elected John MacPherson Berrien , a whig , to succeed
Wilson Lumpkin , a democrat . Judge Berrien had already worn the toga from
1825 to 1829 and had been a member of President Jackson ' s cabinet as
attorney ...
Page 681
... AND THREE - FIFTHS OF THE SLAVES — WALTER T . COLQUITT
SUCCEEDS ALFRED CUTHBERT AS UNITED STATES SENATOR - THE
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1844THE ADMISSION OF TEXAS A BURNING
ISSUE - MR .
... AND THREE - FIFTHS OF THE SLAVES — WALTER T . COLQUITT
SUCCEEDS ALFRED CUTHBERT AS UNITED STATES SENATOR - THE
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1844THE ADMISSION OF TEXAS A BURNING
ISSUE - MR .
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John Millen died before taking his seat and to succeed him Gen . Duncan L .
Clinch , a whig , was elected . Mark A . Cooper resigned to become the
democratic candidate for governor in 1845 and was succeeded by Alexander H .
Stephens , a ...
John Millen died before taking his seat and to succeed him Gen . Duncan L .
Clinch , a whig , was elected . Mark A . Cooper resigned to become the
democratic candidate for governor in 1845 and was succeeded by Alexander H .
Stephens , a ...
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| Title | A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians: The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857 (continued) ; The period of division or Georgia in the assertion of state rights, 1857-1872 ; The period of rehabilitation or Georgia's rise from the ashes of war, 1872-1916 ... Volume 2 of A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians, Lucian Lamar Knight |
| Author | Lucian Lamar Knight |
| Publisher | Lewis publishing Company, 1917 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
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