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Newton photographs collection, lantern slides - Hon. William Claflin - |
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Slide #118a - Portrait with signature: Yours truly William Claflin - Text on slide: Gov. of Mass. 1869-71, 1818-190 - William Claflin (1818-1905) was an industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Free Soil Party, was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1849-1853, then served on the Massachusetts Senate as president. He was Lieutenant Governor under Alexander Hamilton Bullock 1866-1869, was governor of Massachusetts 1869-1872, served on the National Committee of the Republican Party, and was a member of the U. S. Congress 1877-1881 - |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10240/2605
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