Slidell, John, 1793-1871

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American lawyer and politician.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664032

Slidell was a Louisiana lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Confederate agent to France whose capture sparked the Trent affair.

From the description of Legal answer, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 122558030

American politician and diplomat.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to M.A. Vattemare, [18]62 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663616

From the description of Autograph letter signed : House of Representatives, to General Andrew Jackson, 1844 Feb. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662683

John Slidell was a Louisiana politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, he graduated from Columbia University and worked in the mercantile business in New York City before relocating to New Orleans, La., where he practiced law and served as district attorney of the city. Elected to the United States House in 1842 as a Democrat, Slidell was appointed as minister plenipotentiary to Mexico by President James Polk. Slidell was elected to the Senate in 1853 and cast his lot with other pro-Southern congressmen to repeal the Missouri Compromise, acquire Cuba, and admit Kansas to the Union. During the U.S. Civil War Slidell represented the Confederacy to France and was one of two Confederate diplomats involved in the Trent Affair. After the Civil War Slidell moved to Paris, France. He died in England on the Isle of Wight.

From the description of John Slidell letters and miscellany, 1844-1861. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 318102272

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referencedIn	Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889	The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
referencedIn	Autograph File, S, 1556-1996.	Houghton Library
referencedIn	B.F. Cheatham, Mansfield Lovell, John Slidell cartes-de-visite, circa 1863.	Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn	Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889).	Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf	Barron, Samuel, 1809-1888. Papers of Samuel Barron, 1820-1899.	University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf	Beauregard, G.T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893. Letter to Senator John Slidell, 1858, February 9.	Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn	Brigham Young photographs, circa 1860-1870	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn	Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers of James Buchanan, 1775-1868.	Library of Congress
referencedIn	Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Papers, 1775-1868.	Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn	Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888. Papers, 1821-1888.	Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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correspondedWith	Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889.
associatedWith	Barron, Samuel, 1809-1888.
associatedWith	Beauregard, G.T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893.
associatedWith	Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884.
associatedWith	Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858.
associatedWith	Bernstorff, Anna, Countess
associatedWith	Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.
associatedWith	Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888.
associatedWith	Carnarvon, Evelyn Stanhope Herbert, Countess of, 1834-1875
associatedWith	Clark, Charles, 1849-1936.