Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890

LC control no.	n 86114792
Personal name heading	Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Belknap, Wm. W. (William Worth), 1829-1890 Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890
Found in	NUCMC data from N.J. Hist. Soc. for Ward, M.L. Papers, ca. 1683-1912 (William W. Belknap) WWWA, 1607-1896 (Belknap, William Worth, army officer, sec. of war; b. Newburgh, N.Y., 1829; s. Gen. William G. and Ann (Clark) B.; grad. Princeton, 1852; m. Cora LeRoy; m. 2d. Carrie Thompson; m. 3d. Mrs. John Bower; admit. to D.C. bar 1851; commd. maj. 15th Ia. Inf. U.S. Army, 1861; sec. of war under Pres. Grant; impeached for accepting bribes from John Evans in return for appt. Evans post-trader at Ft. Sill; allowed (by Grant) to resign before trial; d. 1890) DAB, 1929 (Belknap, William Worth (1829-1890); studied law at Georgetown, D.C.; sat in Ia. legis. as a Douglas Dem., 1857-58) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890; usage: William W. Belknap) Bounties to Black soldiers, 2009: t.p. (Wm. W. Belknap)