NationMaster - Encyclopedia: James Guthrie

James Guthrie (December 5, 1792 – March 3, 1869) was an American businessman and politician. Image File history File links James_Guthrie. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

He was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, studied law and worked as a lawyer until 1827 when he was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly. He served in Kentucky's lower house from 1827 to 1829, and in the upper house, the Kentucky Senate, from 1831 to 1840. Nelson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... The Kentucky General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly, the state legislature of Kentucky. ...

Guthrie served as president of Kentucky Constitutional Convention in 1849. He hoped the capitol of Kentucky would move to Louisville and occupy the unfinished courthouse he planned in 1835. The courthouse, began in 1835, sat unfinished for 20 years and was derided as "Gutherie's Folly."

A city leader in Louisville, he invested in railroads, and served as president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. He also helped found the consolidated University of Louisville and served as its second president. Louisville redirects here. ... Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business. ... The University of Louisville (also known as U of L, Louisville, or the Ville) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is mandated [1] by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a Preeminent Metropolitan Research University. ...

Guthrie was appointed the 21st Secretary of the Treasury by President Franklin Pierce in 1853 and served for the entirety for Pierce's term. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 â€“ October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ...

He was also a member of the Peace Congress of 1861 held in Washington, D.C. to devise means to prevent the impending civil war. Prior to the beginning of fighting between Americans in 1861, there took place a meeting at Washington, D. C., of many of the most influential men in the United States. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... â€œThe Civil Warâ€ is the most common term for this conflict; see Naming the American Civil War. ...

Guthrie also served in the United States Senate from 1865 through 1868, when he resigned due to ill health. He died the following year in Louisville and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery. Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

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