Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869

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Charles Anderson Wickliffe was born near Springfield, Kentucky, June 8, 1788. During the War of 1812, Wickliffe served as a private but was eventually promoted to aide-de-camp to Gen. Samuel Caldwell. He served as soldier and officer at the Battle of the Thames where an army of Kentuckians under congressman Richard M. Johnson defeated British and Indian forces and where the great Indian leader, Tecumseh, was killed. Wickliffe became commonwealth's attorney, state representative, and U.S. representative before becoming governor of Kentucky in 1839 after the death of Gov. James Clark. From 1841-45, Wickliffe was U.S. postmaster general. He also served in Kentucky's 1849 constitutional convention and was active in unsuccessful peace conferences prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. He was again elected to the U.S. House in 1861, but a carriage accident cut his term short the next year. Wickliffe died October 31, 1869 and was buried at Bardstown.

From the description of Charles A. Wickliffe papers, 1830-1859. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 38849980

Kentucky governor and U.S. postmaster general.

From the description of Charles Anderson Wickliffe : miscellaneous papers, 1826-1863. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49378758

Governor of and U.S. representative from Kentucky and U.S. postmaster general.

From the description of C. A. Wickliffe correspondence, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981364

Charles Anderson Wickliffe served in both the Kentucky House of Representatives and in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Kentucky's governor, and as the U.S. postmaster general.

From the description of Broadside, ca. 1820s. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49378757

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referencedIn Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe). Appointments by the governor - military appointments, 1840. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
referencedIn Graham, John Lorimer, 1797-1876. Papers of John Lorimer Graham, 1786-1875. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Green family. Papers, 1822-1900 The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe). Letter book, 1839-1840. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
referencedIn Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe). Subunit history. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Tyler, John, 1790-1862. ALS, 1850 August 12 : Saratoga, New York, to Charles A. Wickliffe. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Dicken family. Dicken-Troutman-Balke family papers, 1816-1945, 1850-1899. University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869. Broadside, ca. 1820s. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Love, John, d. 1855. Account book, 1828-1855. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Daugherty, Phebe Wood Coburn, ca. 1819-1899. Phebe Daugherty : papers, 1818-1899. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn United States Department of State Letter, 1845 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe). Petitions for pardons and remissions, 1839-1840. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
referencedIn Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe). Enrolled bills, 1839-1840. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Benjamin W. Gause, Tallahassee, Fla., 1842 May 12. Texas Christian University
referencedIn United States Department of State Letter, 1845 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869. Charles A. Wickliffe papers, 1830-1859. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Thayer, George W. Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869. C. A. Wickliffe correspondence, 1862. Library of Congress
creatorOf Haycraft, Daniel K. Haycraft family : papers, 1808-1915, bulk 1823-1889. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn Carpenter, Alfred, fl. 1842-1876,. Papers of the Carpenter and White families of North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia, 1836-1965. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. ALS : to the Kentucky delegation, 1861 July 29. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Beall-Booth family. Beall-Booth family papers, 1778-1956. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Todd, Robert S., 1792-1849. Letters, 1826-1846. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Wyse, Francis O. Wyse-Wickliffe-Phillips family papers, 1810-1894. Library of Congress
creatorOf Archer, William Segar, 1789-1855,. Argosy collection [manuscript], 1795-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Davie, Preston, 1881-1967. Papers, 1750-1967 (bulk 1924-1966). Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891. Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families [manuscript], 1776-1878 (bulk 1850-1861). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. Beckham-Wickliffe collection, 1818-1974 (bulk 1900-1941). Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
creatorOf Hanover Post Office (Hanover, Mass.). Names of subscribers and a list of papers & pamphlets, 1841-1843. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn African American History collection 1729-1970 1800-1865 African American history collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Desha, Joseph, 1768-1842. Joseph Desha : miscellaneous papers, 1814-1824. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Beatty-Quisenberry family. Beaty-Quisenberry familty papers, 1798-1962. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Wickliffe, C. A. (Charles Anderson), 1788-1869. Charles Anderson Wickliffe : miscellaneous papers, 1826-1863. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Kentucky. Governor (1839-1840 : Wickliffe). Governor's correspondence, 1839-1840. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives
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referencedIn Ward, Charles, fl. 1842. Charles Ward letter, 1842 Apr. 4. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Kentucky
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Florida--Tallahassee
Kentucky
Southern States
Kentucky
Subject
African American soldiers
African American soldiers
Broadsides
Elections
Governor
Politicians
Politics
Postal service
Postal service
Postmasters
Secession
Thames, Battle of the, Ont., 1813
Wool
Wool
Occupation
Cabinet officers
Governors
Representatives, U.S. Congress
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Birth 1788-06-08

Death 1869-10-31

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