Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur I. Boreman Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0639
Overview
Personal and business papers of Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896), lawyer, U.S. senator, circuit court judge, and first governor of West Virginia. The bulk of the collection consists of papers relating to his judgeship and to the law firm of Boreman and Bullocks, Parkersburg, WV. Series include correspondence, notes on cases tried before Judge Boreman, envelope cases of material regarding legal cases in which Boreman was involved, financial material, and political and judicial printed material....
Dates:
1830-1949
Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962), Lawyer and Politician, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1609
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, legal papers, speeches, clippings, photographs, and printed material of a Randolph County prosecuting attorney, mayor of Elkins, judge of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit, Democratic politician, and state governor, 1933-1937.Subjects include John T. McGraw's senate contest, 1911; Canadian Reciprocity Agreement, 1911; women suffrage; State Prohibition Amendment, 1911-1912; VIRGINIA v. WEST VIRGINIA; Joseph Brown lynch case; New Deal operations and agencies in the...
Dates:
1883-1960
Preston Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2201
Overview
Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.
Dates:
1817-1945
Waitman T. Willey Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0003
Overview
Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), lawyer, senator, and founding father of West Virginia. A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. He was U.S. Senator from the Restored Government of Virginia (1861-1863) and Senator from West Virginia (1863-1871). Includes several thousand pieces of incoming correspondence to Waitman...
Dates:
1820-1917
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- Politicians -- United States 3
- United States -- Politics and government 3
- Elections 2
- Secession 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
- Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 2
- West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865. 2
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
- Account books 1
- Berkeley County (W. Va.) 1
- Canadian Reciprocity Agreement 1
- Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.) 1
- Civil War battles. 1
- Coal mines and mining 1
- Coal mining -- Strikes 1
- Coal mining. 1
- Debts, Public -- Virginia 1
- Debts, Public -- West Virginia 1
- Diaries 1
- Education 1
- Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
- Jefferson County (W. Va.) 1
- Judges - letters and papers. 1
- Judges -- West Virginia 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 1
- New Deal, 1933-1939 1
- Norfolk, Va. - Civil War. 1
- Politicians 1
- Railroads 1
- Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1
- Randolph County (W. Va.) 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
- Steamboats 1
- Temperance 1
- West Virginia - Five Year Plan. 1
- West Virginia - Governors. 1
- West Virginia - Politics and government. 1
- West Virginia - Prohibition Amendment. 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government 1
- Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 1
- Women -- Suffrage 1
- Women -- United States -- History 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
- Women's history -- 1929-1950 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 + ∧ less
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