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In accepting the nomination he states "in language distinct and emphatic, that he regards the institution of slavery, existing in Virginia and other slave States, as morally, socially and politically right." Years ago Mr. Letcher was less decided in his convictions as to the blessings of slavery. He
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and the state government, especially Letcher, effectively led Virginia to declare secession from the United States. The referendum occurred on May 23, 1861, and Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved the Articles of Secession. Letcher appointed
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newspaper from 1840 to 1850. He was active in the presidential campaigns of 1840, 1844, and 1848, serving as a Democratic elector in 1848. Although never a true
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After the Civil War, Letcher resumed the practice of law in Lexington. He was elected as a member of the House of Delegates in the
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from 1851 to 1859. In Congress, he was known as "Honest John" because of his opposition to government extravagance.
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in Lexington. He studied law, was admitted to the Virginia State Bar, and opened a practice in Lexington in 1839.
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in the U.S. Army, as commander in chief of Virginia's army and navy forces on April 22, 1861, at the grade of
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He died on January 26, 1884, at the age of 70, and was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery (now
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History of the Confederate States Navy From Its Organization to the Surrender of Its Last Vessel
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that met in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1861, to devise means to prevent the impending
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
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He was elected as a Democratic candidate and served as a Representative in the
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John Letcher of Virginia; The Story of Virginia’s Civil War Governor
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John Letcher was elected as Governor of Virginia in 1859, defeating
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A Guide to the Executive Papers of Governor John Letcher, 1859–1863
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Dissonance: The Turbulent Days Between Fort Sumter and Bull Run
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Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
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1875–1877. He was a member of the Board of Visitors of the
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The tomb of John Letcher at Oak Grove Cemetery (Lexington)
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John Letcher in Union or Secession: Virginians Decide
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For Australian footballer, see 2206: 2016: 1317: 462:, and served from 1860 to 1864: 2238:People from Lexington, Virginia 657: 636: 598: 407:). In 1833, he graduated from 338:Politician, Lawyer, Journalist 1: 2258:Randolph–Macon College alumni 876:Member of the  841:Member of the  826:U.S. House of Representatives 591: 488:, who had just resigned as a 382: 694:. Retrieved February 1, 2011 646:. 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John D. Letcher
John Letcher (footballer)

U.S. House of Representatives
Virginia
11th
James McDowell
John F. Snodgrass
U.S. House of Representatives
Virginia
9th
James F. Strother
John T. Harris
Governor of Virginia
Robert Latane Montague
Henry A. Wise
William Smith
Francis Pierpont
Virginia General Assembly
Lexington, Virginia
Virginia
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lexington, Virginia
Democratic
John
Greenlee
United States Congress
34th
Governor of Virginia
American Civil War

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