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Variants
- Brewer, W. (Willis)
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1844-03-15
Death Date
- 1912-10-30
Birth Place
- Sumter County (Ala.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
lawyer
author
editor
State auditor
State senator
State congressman
U.S. Congressman
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Earlier Established Forms
- Brewer, W. (Willis)
Sources
- found: Alabama, 1995:t.p. (W. Brewer)
- found: OCLC, 5/14/97(hdg.: Brewer, Willis; Brewer, W. (Willis); usage: W. Brewer)
- found: LC in OCLC, 5/14/97(hdg.: Brewer, Willis; usage: Willis Brewer)
- found: Egypt and Israel, 1910:title page (Willis Brewer, author of "The secret of mankind," "The children of Isachar," etc.) - https://archive.org/details/egyptisrael00brew
- found: Wikipedia, October 29, 2014(Willis Brewer (March 15, 1844--October 30, 1912); U.S. Representative from Alabama; State auditor 1876-1880. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1880-1882. He served in the State senate 1882-1890. He was again a member of the State house of representatives 1890-1894. He again served in the State senate 1894-1897; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1901)) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Brewer
- found: Alabama Department of Archives and History, WWW site, October 29, 2014:Alabama constitutional officers, State auditors, Willis Brewer 1876-1880 page (Willis Brewer, lawyer and author; born March 15, 1844, in Sumter County; died in Montgomery; edited a semi-weekly paper, the Wilcox Times, for nearly three years; in 1868 moved to Hayneville and established the Hayneville Examiner, which he edited until 1880; in 1876 he was elected state auditor on the Democratic ticket; was re-elected in 1878; Mr. Brewer was author of History and Resources of Alabama, 1872; The Children of Isachar, 1884; Secret of Mankind; Egypt and Israel; and of various articles among which are "Suicide," "A Tribute to Col. S. S. Scott," and "The Fiery Furnace of Fifty Years Ago") - http://www.archives.alabama.gov/conoff/brewer_w.html
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Change Notes
- 1997-05-20: new
- 2014-10-30: revised
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