| LC control no. | n 91124898 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Barnum, William Henry, 1818-1889 |
| Variant(s) | Barnum, W. H. (William Henry), 1818-1889 |
| Birth date | 1818-09-17 |
| Death date | 1889-04-30 |
| Place of birth | Columbia County (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Lime Rock (Conn.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Indiana State Library for Julian, G.W. Papers, 1789-1902 (W.H. Barnum) WWWA, 1607-1896 (William Henry Barnum, 1818-1889; iron manufacturer, of Lime Rock, Conn.; state legislator, and U.S. Rep. and senator) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed December 11, 2020 (Barnum, William Henry, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Boston Corner, Columbia County, N.Y., September 17, 1818; attended the common schools; apprenticed to the trade of iron founder and subsequently admitted to partnership by his father, who was engaged in the iron business at Lime Rock, Conn.; member, State house of representatives 1851-1852; elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1867, until May 18, 1876, when he resigned to become Senator; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Orris S. Ferry and served from May 18, 1876, to March 3, 1879; chair, Democratic National Committee 1876-1889; resumed his former manufacturing pursuits; died at Lime Rock, Litchfield County, Conn., April 30, 1889; interment in the Lime Rock Cemetery in Salisbury, Conn.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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