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Topic: Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes


  
  The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Stuart
Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes (1807-1891) — of Virginia.
Stuart, Jesse — of Greenup, Greenup County, Ky. Republican.
Stuart, Michon — of Vestal, Broome County, N.Y. Democrat.
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  Stuart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its origin is the royal House of Stuart, which gave rise to a number of Scottish and English rulers.
Stuart, James Francis Edward, (died 1766), claimant to the thrones of Scotland as King James VIII and of England as King James III
Stuart, Mary, claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland as Mary I
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stuart   (302 words)

  
 American President
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart was born in 1807 in Staunton, Virginia, attending the College of William and Mary before graduating from the University of Virginia in 1828, the same year he established his law practice in Staunton.
From 1836 to 1839, Stuart served as a Whig in the Virginia House of Delegates.
In 1873, Stuart was elected to a three-year term in the Virginia House of Delegates before serving as rector of the University of Virginia from 1876 to 1882, and then again from 1884 to 1886.
www.americanpresident.org /history/millardfillmore/cabinet/SecretaryoftheInterior/AlexanderHHStuart/email.html   (283 words)

  
 Valley of the Shadow: Alexander H. H. Stuart Letters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Stuart was elected a presidential elector in both 1844 and 1848 for the Clay and Taylor tickets respectively.
Stuart continued to work in electoral politics and served as a member of the convention of 1856 which nominated Fillmore for the presidency.
On November 17, Alexander H. Stuart led a mass meeting at the courthouse, "for the preservation of the Union in the present alarming condition of the country.
valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /personal/stuartlist.html   (479 words)

  
 Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart
STUART, Alexander Hugh Holmes, secretary of the interior, born in Staunton, Virginia, 2 April, 1807.
His father, Archibald Stuart, saw service in the war of the Revolution, studied law under Thomas Jefferson, was a member of the convention that ratified the United States constitution, and became president of the state senate and judge of the general court of Virginia.
When General Philip H. Sheridan with his cavalry moved on Richmond, Stuart, by a rapid circuitous march, interposed his cavalry, concentrating his forces at Yellow Tavern, where he was mortally wounded in the obstinate engagement that ended in the defeat of the Confederates.
www.famousamericans.net /alexanderhughholmesstuart   (1485 words)

  
 Valley of the Shadow: Alexander H. H. Stuart
Stuart ran for Congress in October 1865 even though he could not take the required oath of allegiance, but Congress refused to seat members from the former Confederate states.
Alexander H. Stuart and his correspondents discuss slavery and abolitionism, political appointments, business matters, state and national politics, family affairs including the death of Stuart's son, and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
Alexander H. Stuart and his correspondents discuss the possible division of Virginia over the secession question, the popular vote for secession in Virginia, political debates in Richmond, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and diplomatic relations with England.
valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /personalpapers/collections/augusta/stuart.html   (519 words)

  
 Stuart -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Its origin is the royal (additional info and facts about House of Stuart) House of Stuart, which gave rise to a number of Scottish and English rulers.
Stuart is the name of some places in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States of America:
Stuart is a recurring character played by Michael McDonald on the sketch comedy television series (additional info and facts about MADtv) MADtv.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/St/Stuart.htm   (598 words)

  
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of Scotland's Mark On America, by George Fraser Black. Ph.D.
Hugh McCulloch (1808-95), descended from Hugh McCulloch, Bailie of Dornoch, Sutherlandshire, was Comptroller of the Currency (1863-65), Secretary of the Treasury (1865-69, 1884-85).
Alexander Addison (1759-1807), born in Scotland, became President Judge of the fifth judicial district of Pennsylvania under the constitution of 1770.
Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808), thirteenth Governor (1805-07), was of Scottish descent.
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Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), one of the founders of the Republic, served with distinction in the Revolutionary War, but it was as a Statesman of the highest ability that he acquired his great fame.
Alexander White (1814-72), born in Elgin, Scotland, was one of the earliest settlers of Chicago and did much to develop the city.
Alexander Murray (1755-1821), grandson of a Scot, took an active part in the naval battles of the Revolution and commanded a squadron against the Barbary pirates in 1820.
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 AlexanderStuart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William and Mary College, Stuart took the law course at the University of Virginia and graduated at the age of twenty-one.
Stuart stood from the Clay wing of the Jacksonian party and he
Alexander H. Stuart led a mass meeting at the courthouse, "for the preservation of the Union in the present alarming
www.spsu.edu /sis/churella/AlexanderStuart.html   (277 words)

  
 catalogue(mia)
Vid Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmarks tjugofemårsjubileumsjollifikation från The Solitary Cyclists of Sweden.
--- and ÅKE RUNNQUIST and JÖRGEN ELGSTRÖM: Sherlock Holmes.
--- Øje for Pinkerton - og Sherlock Holmes.
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 Brief Biographies of Jackson Era Characters (S)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
His daughter Elizabeth married Alexander Hamilton, and he was very helpful in Hamilton's career; daugter Margaret married Stephen Van Rensselaer.
From some time prior to his meeting with Weld, until 1829, Stuart had been a principal of a boy's school, who roamed the country on his vacations distributing Bibles and religious tracts, and preaching temperance.
Stuart was grateful that God did not treat the white race according to its deserts.
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 Stuart Little TV Show - Stuart Little Television Show - TV.com
Based on the beloved children's book by E.B. White, Stuart Little is an all-new, 13-part HBO Family series that will teach children to solve their own problems and feel proud of their accomplishments.
Stuart and George think that a "Meat Loaf Bandit" is on the loose.
Stuart and George set up booby traps all over the house to try and catch the bandit since Mrs.
www.tv.com /stuart-little/show/17543/summary.html   (376 words)

  
 Vshadow: Augusta Letters Demo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart carried one of Virginia's leading family names into a prominent position in the nation's sectional crisis of the 1850s.
Stuart held this important position for four years, overseeing the administration of the western territories contested by free and slave states.
Despite his unionist principles, Stuart refused to countenance the use of federal force against his native state, and swung around to support the Confederacy during the Civil War.
valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /au.letters.html   (461 words)

  
 Names Index Page
Walker, Alexander B. Walker, Alexander Campbell (23 JAN 1837-)
Walker, Alexander Stuart (18 AUG 1826-14 AUG 1896)
Walker, Blackmore Hughes (15 JUL 1810-4 SEP 1889)
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 Scots and Scots Descendants - S
Born Edinburgh, Scotland; son Alexander W. and Isabella (Carter) Smith; B.S, Univ of Edinburgh, 1886, Ph.D., Univ of Munich, 1889; married Sara Bowles Ludden of Memphis, Tenn Feb. 16, 1905.
Stuart, Charles M. - President of the Methodist Episcopal Theological Seminary at Evanston, known as Garrett Biblical Institute.
The father of David Stuart was born in Calendar, Scotland, in the district made famous by Sir Walter Scott in "The Lady of the Lake." Robert Stuart, the father, came to America at the age of twenty-one and became a fur-trader in Canada.
www.chicago-scots.org /clubs/History/Names-S.htm   (11400 words)

  
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Having retained Longstreet's order, Alexander later mounted the item on a larger backing sheet and added to it copies of his battlefield dispatches to both Longstreet and Pickett, which depict the increasing urgency of the Confederate position.
In early 1887, Keller's father brought her to the attention of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the inventor of the telephone and a teacher and advocate of the deaf.
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), former secretary of the treasury and one of Burr's political rivals, played a key role in Jefferson's victory and later hindered Burr's bid for the New York governorship.
frontiers.loc.gov /mss/mcc/mcc02.txt   (13280 words)

  
 05 Master Document, Prefaces & Table of Contents [Combined]
The chess pieces represent characters from the stories (Holmes is the white king, Moriarty is the fl, etc.).
Holmes is not mentioned in the game, but the cover of the box and the back of the gem cards are illustrated with a deerstalker-cape-calabash figure.
Nine 3-inch squares with figures of Holmes and Watson that are identical except for the color of their apparel.
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 Holmes Booklist (rec.arts.books) (FAQ)
Holmes and the Fair Armenian Bark, C.: Mr.
SHERLOCK HOLMES" (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 1996) Carr, John Dickson: "The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Papers" (in Wolfe, MISADVENTURES 1991) Carr, John Dickson: "The Adventure of the Paradol Chamber" (in Wolfe, MISADVENTURES1991) Playscript.
Richard: Sherlock Holmes and the Origins of Psychology (LIT) Kendrick, Stephen: Holy Clues, The Gospel According To Sherlock Holmes (LIT) Kennedy, Bruce, ed.: Four Wheels to Baker Street (LIT) Kennedy, Bruce: Mycroft (LIT) Kestner, Joseph A.: Sherlock's Men: Masculinity, Conan Doyle And Cultural History (LIT) Kimball, Elliot: Watsoniana (LIT) Klinefelter, Walter: Origins of Sherlock Holmes.
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 MWP: William Alexander Percy (1885-1942)
A Mississippi Delta planter, lawyer, poet, man of letters, and gentleman from Greenville, William Alexander Percy is best known for his autobiography, Lanterns on the Levee, a book revealing not only the man but also the region, the times in which he lived, and the culture that shaped him.
Holmes, William F. "William Alexander Percy and the Bourbon Era in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta." Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Culture 26 (1973): 71-87.
Lawson, Lewis A. "William Alexander Percy, Walker Percy, and the Apocalypse." Modern Age: A Quarterly Review 24 (1980): 396-406.
www.olemiss.edu /mwp/dir/percy_william_alexander   (294 words)

  
 STUART, Alexander Hugh Holmes (1807-1891) Guide to Research Papers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
STUART, Alexander Hugh Holmes (1807-1891) Guide to Research Papers
Family correspondence and material relating to the Department of Interior, political parties, the University of Virginia, and Reconstruction.
Papers: Correspondence in papers of Archibald Stuart and Briscoe G. Baldwin, 1742-1865.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=S001030   (78 words)

  
 Grizzard: Construction of UVA: 1996: Notes
At this time Stuart was judge of the General Court of Virginia for the Augusta district.
He built a mansion on Church Street in Staunton that was later occupied by his son, Judge Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, an early graduate in law from the university and President Filmore's Secretary of the Interior in the early 1850s.
When the Central College was superseded by the University of Virginia the new Board of Visitors elected Cooper to a profesorship of chemistry, mineralogy, natural philosophy, and law, to begin in April 1820.
etext.lib.virginia.edu /jefferson/grizzard/ch02note.html   (2414 words)

  
 Antiques Roadshow/About the Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A boy from Tappahannock, VA came to the show with some items passed down to him from his great-great-great grandfather, Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart.
Stuart served as Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States.
Appraiser Marsha Malinowski explained that since the letter was of a very personal nature, it indicated that the two men had a close friendship.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/highlights/1999/jrroadshow.html   (829 words)

  
 My Stewart Ancestors & Related Families by Laura S. Civey
Alexander, the 4th Lord High Steward, left two sons: Sir James Stewart, his successor, (family now uses the name Stewart, having dropped Fitz-Alan) and Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl.
James Stuart from William and Jane Sullivan, 250 acres of land in the
From records, James Stewart was Rec'd by letter on Dec. 12, 1801; On Feb. 14, 1802 Brother Harrod, Brother Stuart and Brother George Newland were appointed Elders of the Church.
lauracivey.tripod.com   (7630 words)

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