| LC control no. | n 86824877 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904 |
| Variant(s) | Vest, Mr. (George Graham), 1830-1904 Vest, G. G. (George Graham), 1830-1904 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Owensboro (Ky.) Danville (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1830-12-06 |
| Death date | 1904-08-09 |
| Place of birth | Frankfort, Ky. |
| Place of death | Sweet Springs (Mo.) |
| Affiliation | Transylvania University Centre College (Danville, Ky. : 1819-1901) Missouri. General Assembly. House of Representatives Confederate States of America. Congress United States. Congress. Senate Confederate States of America Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Newspaper editors Attorneys Legislators |
| Found in | nuc86-39867: Defence of the constitutional and religious ... [MI] 1882? (hdg. on CU-BANC rept.: Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904) In the Senate of the United States, 1884?: p. 1 (Mr. Vest, from the Committee on Territories) MoSU-L/Nat. Am. files (usage: G.G. Vest; George G. Vest) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 919 (George Graham Vest, Kentucky newspaper editor and U.S. Senator from Missouri. Born in Frankfort, Ky. on December 6, 1830, he graduated from Centre College in Danville in 1848 and from the law department of Transylvania University in 1853. Co-owned the "Bulletin", the second newspaper in Owensboro, Ky. with his brother-in-law and served as the editor. Moved to Missouri where he practiced law. Served in the Missouri legislature 1860-1861 and was a member of the Confederate Congress in Richmond, Virginia 1862-1865. Returned to Missouri in 1865 (his home was in Sweet Springs) and was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1879, serving from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1903. Died at home on August 9, 1904.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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