Articles related to "William C C Claiborne"
Jean Laffite, Enigma and Legend
Six feet tall. Coal black hair. Piercing dark eyes. Clean-shaven with sideburns. Handsome. Benevolent and cool-headed. Frightful temper. Debonair. Chivalrous. Swashbuckler. Rogue. Enigma. This was Jean Laffite, a privateer who operated a vast smuggling network in and around New Orleans during the first two decades of the Nineteenth Century. Some called him pirate. Others called him friend. After the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, all called him hero.
jean laffite • jean lafitte • new orleans • william c. c. claiborne • battle of new orleans
Six feet tall. Coal black hair. Piercing dark eyes. Clean-shaven with sideburns. Handsome. Benevolent and cool-headed. Frightful temper. Debonair. Chivalrous. Swashbuckler. Rogue. Enigma. This was Jean Laffite, a privateer who operated a vast smuggling network in and around New Orleans during the first two decades of the Nineteenth Century. Some called him pirate. Others called him friend. After the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, all called him hero.
jean laffite • jean lafitte • new orleans • william c. c. claiborne • battle of new orleans
Antebellum Political Characters: Claiborne and Porter
Short bios of two figures in 19th century Louisiana politics - the first governor, William C. C. Claiborne, and a United States Senator and Whig party leader, Alexander Porter. Both of these men came to Louisiana by way of Tennessee.
louisiana • politics • government • william claiborne • alexander porter
Short bios of two figures in 19th century Louisiana politics - the first governor, William C. C. Claiborne, and a United States Senator and Whig party leader, Alexander Porter. Both of these men came to Louisiana by way of Tennessee.
louisiana • politics • government • william claiborne • alexander porter
Descent from Col. William Claiborne (1587-1677)
William Claiborne, already appointed Virginia's surveyor by the Virginia Company, arrived in Virginia aboard the ship George in August of 1621.
william claiborne • col claiborne colonial virginia official • sir francis wyatt • colonial gov wyatt • virginia secretary of state william claiborne
William Claiborne, already appointed Virginia's surveyor by the Virginia Company, arrived in Virginia aboard the ship George in August of 1621.
william claiborne • col claiborne colonial virginia official • sir francis wyatt • colonial gov wyatt • virginia secretary of state william claiborne
Antebellum Political Characters from Virginia: Johnson
Henry Johnson of Virginia served as governor of Louisiana and in both Houses of the United States Congress. He is described as Louisiana's first "professional politician" because for him serving in an elected office was his primary occupation, rather than a private law practice or business.
lousiana • governor • henry johnson • virginia • antebellum
Henry Johnson of Virginia served as governor of Louisiana and in both Houses of the United States Congress. He is described as Louisiana's first "professional politician" because for him serving in an elected office was his primary occupation, rather than a private law practice or business.
lousiana • governor • henry johnson • virginia • antebellum
Antebellum Political Characters from Virginia: Robertson
First of two articles about Louisiana's antebellum governors from Virginia, Thomas Bolling Robertson and Henry S. Johnson. Because the local population lacked the knowledge necessary for leadership in state government in these early years as a state, two men from Virginia, a state long in American history and leadership, filled a void.
louisiana • history • virginia • thomas bolling robertson • henry johnson
First of two articles about Louisiana's antebellum governors from Virginia, Thomas Bolling Robertson and Henry S. Johnson. Because the local population lacked the knowledge necessary for leadership in state government in these early years as a state, two men from Virginia, a state long in American history and leadership, filled a void.
louisiana • history • virginia • thomas bolling robertson • henry johnson
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