Sturgiss, George C.
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
George Cookman Sturgiss (1842-1925) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1671
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and newspaper clippings of a Morgantown judge, railroad promoter, and U.S. Congressman. Papers deal with Sturgiss' political troubles in his bid for re-nomination in 1910 and the unveiling of the Francis H. Pierpont statue in Statuary Hall, Washington.
Dates:
1879, 1909-1910
John Thomas McGraw (1856-1920) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0086
Scope and Contents
Papers of a Grafton attorney who was a lawyer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and prosecuting attorney of Taylor County, West Virginia, assistant to Governor J.B. Jackson, collector of internal revenue for West Virginia, and a member of the Democratic National Committee. There are case papers and letters pertaining to McGraw's law practice; records relating to the purchase, sale, and development of timber, coal, and oil lands; and records of his directorships in the Grafton and...
Dates:
1842-1927, 1948
Sabra Lucinda (Miner) Sturgiss Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1899
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and other material of Sabra Lucinda (Miner) Sturgis(s) and her son, George C. Sturgiss, a Morgantown businessman and politician. There are 130 letters, 6 WVU literary society and commencement announcements (1870-77), and an engagement book used by George C. and Charlotte Kent Sturgiss for 1907-1909.Subjects include the activities of Alfred Gallentin Sturgiss, a Methodist Episcopal minister in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania from 1837 to 1845 (towns...
Dates:
1838-1896, 1907-1909
William Gordon Worley (1846-1928) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1547
Overview
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and financial papers of a lawyer and state senator from Kingwood, who was instrumental in the organization of the West Virginia Northern Railroad, and the Kingwood Coal and Coke Company. Subjects include state politics, 1888-1895, Virginia Debt Question, the tariff debate, land development, coal mining and railroads. Correspondents include J.M. Mason, W.E. Chilton, S.B. Elkins, and George C. Sturgiss.
Dates:
1853-1921
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- Coal mining. 2
- Judges - letters and papers. 2
- Land. 2
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 2
- Morgantown (W. Va.) 2
- Petroleum industry and trade 2
- Politics and government. 2
- Academies (Private schools) 1
- Church buildings 1
- Churches -- Methodist Episcopal 1
- Kingwood (W. Va.) 1
- Lumber trade 1
- Ministers - letters and papers. 1
- Ohio 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Iron Valley Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Morgantown Railroad. 1
- Railroads - West Virginia Northern Railroad. 1
- Religion -- Millerism 1
- Taylor County (W. Va.) 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- Virginia-West Virginia debt controversy. 1
- West Virginia - politics. 1
- Women's schools. 1 + ∧ less
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