Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson | |
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U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district | |
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
Preceded by | Wilson Reilly |
Succeeded by | Archibald McAllister |
Personal details | |
Born | July 31, 1830 Pennsylvania College |
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Edward McPherson (July 31, 1830 – December 14, 1895) was an American newspaper editor and politician who served two terms in the
Early life and career
Edward McPherson was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 31, 1830.[1] He studied law and botany at Pennsylvania College, graduating in 1848 as valedictorian.
Career
In
During his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives he served on the Committee on Military Affairs and Joint Committee on the Library.[5]
Civil War
McPherson organized Company K of the First
Postwar career
McPherson presided over the
McPherson diverted printing contracts away from Radical Republican newspapers and to moderate newspapers instead. He diverted the contracts from the Jacksonville Florida Times to Florida Union in Florida, Albion W. Tourgée's Union Register to William Woods Holden's Raleigh Daily Standard in North Carolina, and gave contracts to two newspapers edited by former Confederate officers. He initially granted a contract to The New Orleans Tribune, a black-owned newspaper supported by Radicals, but revoked it in 1868 at the request of Thomas W. Conway.[11]
Personal life
McPherson married Annie D. Crawford in 1862,[12][13] and they had four sons and a daughter.[14]
He died of
The Edward McPherson Society is named in his honor.
Works
In 1941, the papers of Edward McPherson were added to the Library of Congress, [1] and his published works include:
- McPherson, Edward (1864). Political History of the United States of America During the Great Rebellion. Philp & Solomons. ISBN 978-0-7222-7534-4.
- —— (1871). The Political History of the United States of America During the Period of Reconstruction.
- —— (September 12, 1889). "Remarks of Hon. Edward McPherson". The Star and Sentinel. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
Popular culture
In the 2012 film Lincoln, McPherson is portrayed by Christopher Evan Welch.
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. VII. Boston: The Biographical Society. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "McPherson, Edward". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ "New Evening Paper". The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette. June 19, 1855. p. 3.
- ^ Rummel, George A. III (1997). 72 Days at Gettysburg: Organization of the 10th Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry. White Mane. p. 73.
- ^ Congress 1863, p. 4; 8.
- ^ "Two Hundred Gather to Hear Stories of 3-day Battle". Gettysburg Compiler. August 12, 1950. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hon. Edward McPherson Clerk of Congress". The Adams Centinel. October 30, 1866. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Part III, History of Adams County. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. 1886. pp. 364–365. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Google Books.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Improvements". Gettysburg Compiler - Sep 23, 1902. September 23, 1902. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Hensel, W.U. (August 15, 1893). "Gettysburg Trolley: Attorney General Hensel Refuses to Interfere". Gettysburg Compiler. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Abbott 1986, p. 135-136.
- ^ "Harvest of Grim Reaper: Mrs McPherson Quickly Succumbs to the Unexpected". Gettysburg Compiler. December 5, 1906. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Married". The Adams Centinel. November 18, 1862. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "William L. McPherson Author and Editorial Writer, Dies Suddenly". Gettysburg Compiler. November 15, 1930. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "Death of Edward M'Pherson" (PDF). The New York Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. December 15, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
Works cited
- Abbott, Richard (1986). The Republican Party and the South, 1855-1877: The First Southern Strategy. ISBN 0-8078-1680-9.
- Martin, David G. (2003). Gettysburg July 1. Combined Publishing. p. 584. ISBN 0-938289-81-0. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- Standing Committees of the House of Representatives of the United States, Thirty-Seventh Congress, Third Session, Commencing Monday, December 1, 1862. LCCN 2022691784.