"suggest great stature simply by standing tall and motionless. Linda Winer suggested that the TV miniseries had taken over as audiences' preferred format for such historical or biographical dramas. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (play) Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a play written by the American playwright Robert E. Sherwood in 1938. The play, in three acts, covers the life of President Abraham Lincoln from his childhood through his final speech in Illinois before he left for Washington. The play also covers his romance with Mary Todd and his debates with Stephen A. Douglas, and uses Lincoln's own words in some"
"home to live with her sister in Springfield, Illinois, where she would meet Abraham Lincoln in 1842. She went back to Lexington in 1847 to introduce her family to Lincoln on their way to Washington, D.C. for Lincoln's one term as Congressman. The Lincolns returned twice more to the city in 1849 and 1850, the latter to cope with the death of a son. The Todd family was split apart by the war. Mary's father Richard Smith Todd had fourteen children, of whom six chose the Union side, while eight others went for the Confederacy. Save for Levi Todd, the"
"by Nixon and his campaign manager, Murray Chotiner in the final election. On June 6, 1950, Douglas beat Boddy at the polls largely on the strength of her popularity with African-American voters. She garnered 889,000 votes to Boddy's 532,000. Nixon, who had crossed-filed in both parties in the primary, won 1,060,000 votes. Douglas lost to Nixon in the November general election Boddy died in Pasadena, California, of congestive heart failure at the age of 75 on May 12, 1967. He was survived by his wife, the former Berenice M. Klotz, and two sons, Calvin and Robert. Boddy still has relatives"
"accepted Todd’s resignation in 1950 due to her refusal to answer questions during her appearance before the HUAC.[7] Todd’s affiliation with the Communist Party and labor organizations began when she became acquainted with Kenneth McConnell while working at J. Walter Thompson Advertising Company Francisco in the late 1920s. Todd married McConnell, a political activist, in 1930 and they moved to Chapel Hill in 1931. McConnell was recruited into the Communist Party in 1935 and Todd joined as a member of the Communist Party sometime in the mid-1930s.[1] When McConnell was assigned to Knoxville by the Communist Party, Todd applied for"
"Todd would later become Abraham Lincoln's wife. William Todd (soldier) William Todd (1739 – October 10, 1810) was an American soldier and politician from Pennsylvania. Todd was born about 1739 probably in Hunterdon County New Jersey to Irish Immigrants Robert Todd and his second wife Elizabeth. His ancestors were alleged to be Scottish rebels and Jacobites, Cavaliers in the Scottish Civil War who had raised the standard of rebellion too often and been exiled to Ireland from their native Angus, Scotland though documentary evidence of this has not been found. His parents were reported by a grandson to have emigrated"
"of a leading New York family. The later chapters chronicle Schuyler's sojourn in Washington, DC and Emma's growing friendship with the wealthy Denise Sanford and her boorish husband William. Emma and Denise become close friends but after Denise dies in childbirth, Emma breaks off her engagement to Apgar and marries Sanford instead. The political backdrop to the story is the 1876 presidential election, a close run contest between Tilden and the Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. Tilden won the popular vote but there was a dispute over the results in Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina and Florida. In Florida, the Republican leaders"
"with 3% of the vote, against Democratic incumbent Leonard Farbstein (easily reelected with 53%), Donald Weeden (Republican), Ralph Denat (Liberal), and David McReynolds (Peace and Freedom). Dodd met her future husband John Dodd during her Summer 1930 trip to Europe. They married in late September at the county clerk's office, with friends Beatrice Feldman and Louis Finkelstein as witnesses. In 1940, her husband left her out of political differences. They had no children. On April 29, 1969, at age 64, Dodd died in Manhattan, New York, New York after undergoing gall bladder surgery. She was buried at Gate of Heaven"
"president of the United States"" (1896) uses ""Dolly"" consistently throughout. Dolley Madison Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation, albeit before that term was in use, in the United States. While previously, founders such as Thomas Jefferson would only meet with members of one party at a time, and politics could often be a violent affair resulting"
"1791. After the Revolutionary War, Todd was chosen as a member of Pennsylvania's ratifying convention and voted against ratification of the United States Constitution. He held several further political positions in his State, and received a pension for his service in the Revolution, so was well taken care of in his old age. His children were David, Mary md Joseph Baldridge, Nancy md Joseph Clark, Rebecca md James Sloan, Lois md George Armstrong, dau md George Smith, dau md James Matthews. He died in the town of Unity in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on October 10, 1810. His grand niece Mary"
"granddaughter Sarah, daughter of son Nicholas Gardner, married Edmund Sheffield, the son of Attorney General Joseph Sheffield. Herodias is an ancestor of Stephen Arnold Douglas, who sparred with Abraham Lincoln in a series of famous debates in 1858, prior to a senate race, and later lost to him in the 1860 presidential election. Cowboy artist Charles M. Russell is a descendant of Herodias and John Hicks. Rodeo pioneer and cowboy sculptor Earl W. Bascom is a descendant of Herodias and George Gardiner. Herodias is the protagonist of a trilogy of novels, ""Rebel Puritan"" (2010)"", The Reputed Wife"" (2013)"","" and ""The"
"power utilities. Joseph's friend and business partner Julius Meier picked up Joseph's platform and ran what would be a successful independent campaign that split the Republican party. Amid all this turmoil, Korell lost to Democrat Charles H. Martin by a margin of 55% to 40%. Korell remained in Washington served as special assistant to the general counsel of the United States Treasury Department from 1931 to 1943 and in the chief counsel's office of the Bureau of the Internal Revenue Service from 1943 to 1959. In 1932, he married Caroline Stoddard, the former wife of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell. He"
"was a supporter of the presidential candidacy of William Jennings Bryan. He served in various capacities, including the United States House of Representatives (1855–1906) and the United States Senate (1907–1920). Marie had one sister, Louise Bankhead Perry Lund, and three brothers, United States Army officer Henry McAuley Bankhead, United States Senator John H. Bankhead II and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States William B. Bankhead, the father of actress Tallulah Bankhead. Her family enrolled her in Ward's Seminary in Nashville. She married Thomas McAdory Owen (1866-1920) on April 12, 1893. The couple had two sons, Thomas"
"a clerk position at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). While working at the TVA, Todd recruited members for the Communist Party. Following her divorce from McConnell in 1937 and subsequent marriage to Pat Todd, an electrician, Todd moved to New York City in 1938 then back to North Carolina in 1940.[6] In 1940, Todd was listed as one of forty-five suspected Communist Party members employed by the TVA in a letter sent to the chair of the TVA by J. Edgar Hoover.[1] An internal TVA investigation could not confirm that Todd was a member of the Communist Party.[1] In 1950,"
"for him. Thomas became the father of Abraham Lincoln, the future president. In 1792 Mordecai gained his inheritance from his father upon reaching the age of majority. Later the same year he married into one of the ""first families"" of Washington County by marrying Mary Mudd. (Mary's first cousin twice removed was Doctor Samuel Mudd, who was guilty of conspiring in the Lincoln assassination; he treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg during Booth's escape attempt after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in April 1865). In 1797 Mordecai Lincoln bought from Terah Templin in Washington County, and built what is known"
"were based on the same report from a single source. David Donald and Johnson both dispute Tripp's interpretation of Fox's comment, saying that the exclamation of ""What stuff!"" was, in that day, an exclamation over the absurdity of the suggestion rather than the gossip value of it (as in the phrase ""stuff and nonsense""). Sexuality of Abraham Lincoln The sexuality of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th President of the United States, has been a topic of debate among some scholars. Lincoln was married to Mary Todd from November 4, 1842, until his death on April 15, 1865, and fathered four"
"fever. In the early 1830s, he met Mary Owens from Kentucky when she was visiting her sister. Late in 1836, Lincoln agreed to a match with Mary if she returned to New Salem. Mary did return in November 1836, and Lincoln courted her for a time; however, they both had second thoughts about their relationship. On August 16, 1837, Lincoln wrote Mary a letter suggesting he would not blame her if she ended the relationship. She never replied and the courtship ended. In 1840, Lincoln became engaged to Mary Todd, who was from a wealthy slave-holding family in Lexington, Kentucky."
"days in seclusion outside Chicago. In the prologue of ""Great War: American Front,"" while considering the mediation put forth by British ambassador Richard Lyons, Lincoln makes a solemn vow that the United States would find European allies to someday get even with England and France for their violating of the Monroe Doctrine and helping of the CSA. Though laughed at by Lyons, his prediction would eventually come true by the Great War. Mary Todd Lincoln was the wife of former President Abraham Lincoln. As her husband was not assassinated in 1865, she did not suffer from mental illness. In the"
"soon decided that the marriage situation was untenable and, in 1930, the couple divorced, with Dorothy taking custody of their four children and Douglas returning to Chicago. The following year, Douglas met and married Emily Taft Douglas, daughter of sculptor Lorado Taft and distant cousin of former President William Howard Taft. Emily was a political activist, former actress, and subsequent one-term congresswoman at-large from Illinois (1945–47). Douglas was listed as a supporter of banking reforms suggested by University of Chicago economists in 1933 that were later referred to as the ""Chicago plan."" In 1939, he coauthored with five other notable"
"Herndon, who had been reading law in the offices of Logan and Lincoln. Herndon, like Lincoln, was an active Whig, but the party in Illinois at that time was split into two factions. Lincoln was connected to the older, ""silk stocking"" element of the party through his marriage to Mary Todd; Herndon was one of the leaders of the younger, more populist portion of the party. The Lincoln-Herndon partnership continued through Lincoln's presidential election, and Lincoln remained a partner of record until his death. Prior to his partnership with Herndon, Lincoln had not regularly attended court in neighboring communities. This"
"Dolley Madison Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation, albeit before that term was in use, in the United States. While previously, founders such as Thomas Jefferson would only meet with members of one party at a time, and politics could often be a violent affair resulting in physical altercations and even duels, Madison helped to create"
"New York, where she lived until her death. On January 28, 1994, Douglas died at a nursing home in nearby White Plains, New York. Douglas authored several books, including ""Appleseed Farm"" (1948), ""Remember the ladies; The story of great women who helped shape America"" (1966), and ""Margaret Sanger; Pioneer of the Future"" (1969). Emily Taft Douglas Emily Taft Douglas (April 19, 1899 – January 28, 1994) was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. She served as a U.S. Representative at-large from 1945 until 1947 and was married to U.S. Senator Paul Douglas from 1931 until his"
"released the following year. The film focuses on the courtship and marriage of aging Greek Theo Tomasis, who rose from his humble peasant roots to become an influential mogul who owns oil tankers, airlines, and Mediterranean islands and longs to be elected President of Greece, and considerably younger Liz Cassidy, the beautiful widow of the assassinated President of the United States. The two first meet when she is visiting his island estate with her husband James, the charismatic Senator from the state of Massachusetts. Theo immediately is attracted to her and, despite the fact she obviously is happily married, begins"
"political experience. Like several other New Dealers seeking to unseat ""disloyal"" incumbent Democrats in 1938 primaries, Dodd lost badly. Smith outpolled Dodd by a 3 to 1 margin. After his defeat, Dodd returned to his father's farm in rural Virginia and worked on a book on his father's experiences in Germany. He was later appointed to a position in the Works Progress Administration. In 1939, he became engaged to Susan B. Anthony II, fellow social activist and grandniece of famed suffragist Susan B. Anthony. Only four days after that announcement, however, the engagement was broken. The following year William wed"
"Samuel. Mary lived into her 60s, never marrying, and John Jr. died as a youngster. Ann married Henry Bull, the son of Jireh Bull, and grandson of Rhode Island colonial governor Henry Bull. A second John grew to maturity; Hannah married Thomas Place; and William married Ann Pinder. Francis grew to maturity; Elizabeth (1673-1744) married Robert Potter (1667-1745), grandson of original Rhode Island settler Nathaniel Potter (1616-1644); and Elisha married Elizabeth Dexter and was a Deputy or Assistant in the Rhode Island colony for many years. Among her well-known descendants are two aspirants to the United States Presidency: Stephen Arnold"
"the great great great granddaughter of Captain Thomas Todd who married Elizabeth Bernard making her a cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln. Thomas and Elizabeth were also the great great grandparents of Presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor. In November 1775, he became a Private, 1st Regiment, Capt. John Belfield's Troop, Light Dragoons, Continental Troops commanded by Col. Theoderick Bland. On September 27, 1776, he enlisted in Col. Charles Dabney's Reg, Capt. Arthur Smith's Company of the 4th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Elliott. He was in New York City in the Battle of the Heights and in Washington's army"
"odds with the faculty at Chicago, stating, "". . . I was disconcerted to find that the economic and political conservatives had acquired almost complete dominance over my department and taught that market decisions were always right and profit values the supreme ones. . . If I stayed, it would be in an unfriendly environment."" Unhappy with the situation at the university, Paul turned his attention to Illinois politics. While Douglas had been serving in the Marines, his wife, Emily, had been nominated to run against isolationist Republican Congressman Stephen A. Day, who had succeeded McKeough. Although she had defeated"
"Elizabeth Abell, when she was visiting from her home in Kentucky. In 1836, in a conversation with Elizabeth, Lincoln agreed to court Mary if she ever returned to New Salem. Mary returned in November 1836, and Lincoln courted her for a time, but they had second thoughts about their relationship. On August 16, 1837, Lincoln wrote Mary a letter from Springfield suggesting an end to the relationship. She never replied and the courtship was over. In 1839 Mary Todd moved from her family's home in Lexington, Kentucky, to Springfield and the home of her eldest sister, Elizabeth Porter (née Todd)"
"the time he was age 22. He eventually became president of the St Croix and Penobscot Railroad and president of the St. Stephen Branch Railroad (which became the New Brunswick and Canada Railway). He was a founder and director of the St. Stephen's Bank in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and was bank president from 1849 until 1873. Although he was one of the senators named in Her Majesty's Proclamation of 1867, Todd declined to serve. William Todd (businessman) William Todd (July 10, 1803 – October 5, 1873) was an American-born businessman who was offered a seat in the Senate of"
"the race. Boddy attacked Douglas as a leftist and was the first to compare her to New York Congressman Vito Marcantonio, who was accused of being a communist. Boddy, Nixon, and Douglas each entered both party primaries, a practice known as cross-filing. In the Republican primary, Nixon was challenged only by cross-filers and fringe candidates. Nixon won the Republican primary and Douglas the Democratic contest, with each also finishing third in the other party's contest (Boddy finished second in both races). The contentious Democratic race left the party divided, and Democrats were slow to rally to Douglas—some even endorsed Nixon."
"They met in Springfield, Illinois in December 1839 and were engaged the following December. A wedding set for January 1, 1841, was canceled when the two broke off their engagement at Lincoln's initiative. They later met again at a party and married on November 4, 1842, in the Springfield mansion of Mary's married sister. While preparing for the nuptials and feeling anxiety again, Lincoln, when asked where he was going, replied, ""To hell, I suppose."" In 1844, the couple bought a house in Springfield near Lincoln's law office. Mary Todd Lincoln kept house, often with the help of a relative"
"Todd was an emotional and financial disaster. She once accused him of holding her outside a hotel window by her ankles. He was also a heavy spender who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars gambling (high-stakes bridge was one of his weaknesses) and went through a controversial bankruptcy during their marriage. An often-repeated myth is that Mike Todd ""dumped"" Joan Blondell for Elizabeth Taylor, when in fact, Blondell left Todd of her own accord years before he met Taylor. Blondell was a Republican. Blondell died of leukemia in Santa Monica, California, on Christmas Day, 1979, with her children and her"
"Other notable descendants of Pardon Tillinghast include Nicholas Brown, Jr., for whom Brown University is named, and Stephen Arnold Douglas who engaged Abraham Lincoln in a series of famed debates in 1858 prior to a Senate race, then later lost to him in the 1860 presidential election. a. This date has been incorrectly interpreted by several writers as being 19 November 1645. The date was actually written ""19th of eleventh month"" [1645/6] which at that period of time meant 19 January. In the English colonies, up until about 1752, March was the first month of the year, and January was"
"Annie Cogswell Wood, to New York. The Cogswells were an illustrious family, with a lineage stretching to the Colonial era. In 1865, Wood's aunt, Elizabeth Lord Cogswell Dixon, married James Dixon, a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut and close ally to President Abraham Lincoln. Elizabeth Dixon and her sister, Mary Cogswell Kinney, befriended Mary Todd Lincoln, President Lincoln's wife, during the tumult of the Civil War. When president Lincoln was shot, a distraught Lincoln sent a messenger to summon her close friends Elizabeth Dixon and Mary Kinney from their homes in Lafayette Square. Leache and Wood met at"