Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872

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Alexander Williams Randall (1819-1872) was educated as a lawyer. He served as Republican governor of Wisconsin, 1857-1861, and was U.S. Postmaster-general, 1866-1869. He appears to have been executor of the will of Elizabeth Gamble Wirt, wife of William Wirt (1772-1834). Elizabeth Gamble Wirt, daughter of William and Elizabeth Wirt, married Admiral Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough who was a prominent figure in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.

From the description of Letters, 1842-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409224
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creatorOf Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872. Letters, 1842-1869. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Love, William De Loss, 1819-1898. Papers, 1860-1881. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872. Letter, 1864. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Tenney, Horace A. (Horace Addison), 1820-1906. Papers, 1797-1929. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn King, Rufus, 1814-1876. Papers, 1861-1867. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1807-1863. Letters, 1860. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn King, Rufus, 1814-1876. Letters and photograph, 1861. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
creatorOf Randall, Alexander Williams, 1819-1872. Miscellany, 1860, 1861, 1869. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Noonan, Josiah A., 1813-1882. Papers, 1834-1880. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn American and English literary and historical papers collected by Atcheson L. Hench, 1782-1966 University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wisconsin. Governor. Civil War proclamation, 1861. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn George, Henry P. Letter 1861. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn Andrew Johnson Papers, 1783-1947, (bulk 1865-1869) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Fernando Wood letters and documents, 1839-1871 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
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associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1807-1863. person
associatedWith George, Henry P. person
associatedWith Goldsborough, Elizabeth. person
associatedWith Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877. person
correspondedWith Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. person
associatedWith King, Rufus, 1814-1876. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith Love, William De Loss, 1819-1898. person
associatedWith Noonan, Josiah A., 1813-1882. person
correspondedWith Palfrey family. family
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith Tenney, Horace A. (Horace Addison), 1820-1906. person
associatedWith Whittlesey, Asaph. person
associatedWith Wirt, Elizabeth Gamble. person
associatedWith Wirt, William C. person
associatedWith Wisconsin. Governor. corporateBody
associatedWith Wood, Fernando, 1812-1881 person
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Birth 1819-10-31

Death 1872-07-26

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