| LC control no. | n 85158370 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 |
| Variant(s) | Everett, E. (Edward), 1794-1865 Everett, Edwd, 1794-1865 |
| See also | Massachusetts. Governor (1836-1840 : Everett) |
| Birth date | 1794-04-11 |
| Death date | 1865-01-15 |
| Place of birth | Dorchester (Boston, Mass.) |
| Place of death | Boston (Mass.) |
| Affiliation | Harvard University United States. Congress. House Whig Party (U.S.) United States. Department of State United States. Congress. Senate Constitutional Union Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Tutors and tutoring Priests College teachers Legislators Governors Diplomats College presidents Cabinet officers Vice-Presidential candidates |
| Found in | Winthrop, R. C. Tributes to the memory of Edward Everett, 1865 LC in OCLC, 11-11-85 (hdg.: Everett, Edward, 1794-1865; usage: Edward Everett) W Was W Amer (Everett, Edward; governor of Massachusetts, 1836-1840) Edward Jarvis papers, 1822-1884 (Edward Everett; E. Everett) 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.) Barnes, L.B. My sister dear, remember me, c1842: cover (Edwd Everett) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no2011182557 |
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