 Alexander William Doniphan Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1808–August 8, 1887) was a noted 19th century American politician and soldier. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 481 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2406 × 3000 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Early life
Doniphan was born in Mason County, Kentucky to Joseph and Anne (Smith) Doniphan, natives of Virginia. He graduated from Augusta College in 1824, and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He began his law practice in Lexington, Missouri. Doniphan soon moved to Liberty, Missouri, where he was a successful lawyer. He served in the state legislature in 1836, 1840, and 1854, representing the Whig Party. Mason County Courthouse Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ...
Note: this is also a former name of Augusta State University in Georgia. ...
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A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ...
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Lexington is a city located in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. ...
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri. ...
Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. ...
Military career By 1838, Doniphan had been elected to the rank of brigadier general in the state militia. Leading a force of state troops, he arrested the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and others and ordered them to leave Missouri. However, he disobeyed his orders to execute Smith and prevented vigilante forces from harming them. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Mormon is a term used to describe people who are adherents, practitioners, or constituents of Mormonism, and who are identified with the Latter Day Saint movement formally established in 1830. ...
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In 1846, at the beginning of the Mexican-American War Doniphan became colonel of the 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, and served in several campaigns, including Stephen W. Kearny's capture of Santa Fe and an invasion of northern Mexico. His men won the Battle of El Brazito (outside modern day El Paso, Texas) and again at the Battle of the Sacramento, enabling the capture of Chihuahua, Mexico. Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia José Mariá Flores Strength 78,790 soldiers 18,000–40,000 soldiers Casualties KIA: 1733 Total dead: 13,271 Wounded: 4,152 25,000 killed or wounded...
Portrait of Stephen W. Kearny Stephen Watts Kearny (August 30, 1794–October 31, 1848) was a United States Army officer, noted for action in the southwest during the Mexican-American War, in particular in the conquest of California. ...
Nickname: The City Different Location in the State of New Mexico Coordinates: Country United States State New Mexico County Santa Fe Founded 1607 - Mayor David Coss Area - City 37. ...
In October, 1846, Colonel Alexander Doniphan, a Kentucky-born lawyer, was chosen as commander of the first regiment of Mounted Missouri Volunteers. ...
Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: County El Paso County Government - Mayor John Cook Area - City 250. ...
The Battle of the Sacramento took place during the Mexican-American War. ...
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Return to civilian life After the Mexican War, Doniphan was appointed by General Kearny to write a code of civil laws (known as the “Kearny code”) in both English and Spanish. It was to be used in the lands annexed from Mexico. Portrait of Stephen W. Kearny Stephen Watts Kearny (August 30, 1794–October 31, 1848) was a United States Army officer, noted for action in the southwest during the Mexican-American War, in particular in the conquest of California. ...
The Kearny code is a code named after Stephen W. Kearny. ...
Doniphan was a moderate in the events leading up to the American Civil War. He opposed secession and favored neutrality for Missouri. Although a slaveholder, Doniphan advocated the gradual elimination of slavery. This was in response to proposals of the Republican Party to make emancipation immediate, without compensation to the slaveowners or any preparation of the slaves for life as free men. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ...
Doniphan attended a Peace Conference at Washington D. C. in February 1861, but returned home frustrated at its inability to solve the crisis. He was offered a colonel's commission in the Missouri State Guard, but turned it down. He was also offered high rank in the Union Army, but refused to fight against the South. In 1863 he moved to St. Louis and remained there for the rest of the war. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the...
The Missouri State Guard (MSG) was a state militia unit organized in the state of Missouri during the early days of the American Civil War. ...
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In the late 1860s, Doniphan re-opened his law office in Richmond, Missouri, where he died at the age of 79. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Liberty under an obelisk. Richmond is a city located in Ray County, Missouri. ...
Doniphan had married Elizabeth Jane Thornton in 1838 and fathered two sons, neither of whom lived past age 18. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Legacy Doniphan County, Kansas was created and named for him in 1855. So is the town of Doniphan, Missouri. Alexander Doniphan is also revered by the Mormons for saving the life of Joseph Smith and other early church leaders. Doniphan County (standard abbreviation: DP) is a county in the State of Kansas, located in the northeastern corner of the state. ...
Doniphan is a city located in Ripley County, Missouri. ...
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