Historical records matching U.S. Senator Henry Roberts Pease
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About U.S. Senator Henry Roberts Pease
U.S. Senator Henry Roberts Pease
- https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000172
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_R._Pease
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6407993/henry-roberts-pease
- https://www.loc.gov/item/12007848/
- https://cwrgm.org/item/mdah_803-991-01-27
- The Pease, Graham, and Niles Families Papers
US Senator. Attended local schools. School teacher, 1848-59. Studied law, admitted to bar, 1859, practiced in Washington, D.C.. Enlisted in Union Army, 1862. Promoted to captain. While serving on staff of 84th Colored Infantry Regiment, appointed president, board of education and superintendent of education for Louisiana during Union military government. Appointed superintendent of education for freedmen in Mississippi, 1867, and enrolled nearly 14,000 black children in school. Elected Mississippi superintendent of education, 1869, enrolling 66,000 students in 3,000 schools. Elected to U.S. Senate and served from February 3, 1874 to March 3, 1875. Appointed postmaster of Vicksburg, 1875.
Author "Self-government in Louisiana," 1875. Delegate, Republican national convention, 1876. Established and edited Mississippi Educational Journal. Moved to Dakota Territory, 1881 and settled in Watertown. Appointed receiver of US land office in Watertown 1881-85, working to settle claims by white landowners who were evicted after a federal order allowing them to settle on Winnebago and Crow Creek Reservations was revoked. State senator, 1904.
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U.S. Senator Henry Roberts Pease's Timeline
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February 19, 1835
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Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1869 |
November 10, 1869
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Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States
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February 5, 1876
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Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States
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January 2, 1907
Age 71
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Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, United States
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Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 11th Avenue Northeast, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, 57201, United States
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