Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
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- Everett, E. (Edward), 1794-1865
- Everett, Edwd, 1794-1865
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1794-04-11
Death Date
- 1865-01-15
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Harvard University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1825
- Affiliation End: 1835
- Organization: United States. Congress. House
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Whig Party (U.S.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1852
- Affiliation End: 1853
- Organization: United States. Department of State
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1853
- Affiliation End: 1854
- Organization: United States. Congress. Senate
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Constitutional Union Party (U.S.)
Birth Place
- Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
(lcsh) Vice-Presidential candidates
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Sources
- found: Winthrop, R. C. Tributes to the memory of Edward Everett, 1865
- found: LC in OCLC, 11-11-85(hdg.: Everett, Edward, 1794-1865; usage: Edward Everett)
- found: W Was W Amer(Everett, Edward; governor of Massachusetts, 1836-1840)
- found: Edward Jarvis papers, 1822-1884(Edward Everett; E. Everett)
- found: Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, Feb. 2, 2016(Everett, Edward, (father of William Everett), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794; graduated from Harvard University in 1811; tutor in that university 1812-1814; studied theology and was ordained pastor of the Brattle Street Unitarian Church, Boston, in 1814; professor of Greek literature at Harvard University 1815-1826; overseer of Harvard University 1827-1847, 1849-1854, and 1862-1865; elected to the Nineteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1835); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1834; chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Twentieth Congress); Governor of Massachusetts 1836-1840; appointed United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain 1841-1845; declined a diplomatic commission to China in 1843; president of Harvard University 1846-1849; appointed Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster and served from November 6, 1852, to March 3, 1853; elected as a Whig to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1853, until his resignation, effective June 1, 1854; unsuccessful candidate for vice president of the United States in 1860 on the Constitutional-Union ticket; died in Boston, Mass., January 15, 1865; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.)
- found: Barnes, L.B. My sister dear, remember me, c1842:cover (Edwd Everett)
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- 1985-12-16: new
- 2016-11-25: revised
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