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Signature. Horace Maynard (August 30, 1814 – May 3, 1882) was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century. Initially elected to the House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District for the term commencing on March 4, 1857, Maynard, an ardent ...
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Horace Maynard (* 30. August 1814 in Westborough , Worcester County , Massachusetts ; † 3. Mai 1882 in Knoxville , Tennessee ) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker , der als Postminister dem Kabinett von US-Präsident Rutherford B. Hayes angehörte.
Horace Maynard was born in 1814 in Westboro, Massachusetts, and taught at the Millbury Academy before graduating from Amherst College in 1838. Maynard then moved to Tennessee, where he worked as a tutor at East Tennessee College. He then became a professor of mathematics and mechanical philosophy at the College in 1842.
This collection contains scrapbooks, speeches, correspondence, photographs, essays, eulogies, and a biography documenting the life and work of Tennessee statesman Horace Maynard.
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Learn about Horace Maynard, a Whig leader who supported the Union cause and campaigned against secession in the 1860s. Find out how he influenced the Crittenden Compromise, the Union campaign to liberate East Tennessee, and his role as attorney general under Johnson.
Horace Maynard was an American educator, attorney, politician and diplomat active primarily in the second half of the 19th century. Initially elected to the House of Representatives from Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District for the term commencing on March 4, 1857, Maynard, an ardent Union supporter and abolitionist, became one of the few ...
8. Okt. 2017 · Horace Maynard. Written by Kathleen R. Zebley. < 1 minutes to read. Congressman, diplomat, and postmaster general, Horace Maynard was born on August 30, 1814, in Westboro, Massachusetts. After graduating from Amherst College in 1838, Maynard moved to Knoxville, where he worked as a tutor in the preparatory department of East ...
