| LC control no. | nr 99000610 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Harding, Benjamin Franklin, 1823-1899 |
| Variant(s) | Harding, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1823-1899 |
| Birth date | 1823-01-04 |
| Death date | 1899-06-16 |
| Place of birth | Wyoming County (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Cottage Grove (Or.) |
| Affiliation | Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | Hale, E.E. The emigration of women to Oregon, 1864: t.p. (Benjamin F. Harding) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Harding, Benjamin Franklin; senator from Oregon; b. Jan. 4, 1823; d. June 16, 1899) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Harding, Benjamin Franklin, 1823-1899; usage: Benjamin F. Harding; B.F. Harding; variant: Benjamin Franklin Harding; note: not primarily an author) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed July 11, 2019 (Harding, Benjamin Franklin, a Senator from Oregon; born near Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa., on January 4, 1823; attended the public schools; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Joliet, Ill., in 1849; moved to California and then to Oregon in 1850; clerk of the Territorial legislature in 1850 and 1851; member of that body and served as its speaker in 1852; United States district attorney in 1853; secretary of the Territory 1854-1859; member, State house of representatives 1858-1862, serving as speaker 1860-1861; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward D. Baker and served from September 12, 1862, to March 3, 1865; retired to his farm near Salem, Marion County, Oreg., and a few years later moved to Cottage Grove, Lane County, where he died June 16, 1899; interment in Cottage Grove Cemetery) |
| Associated language | eng |
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