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C.P. Dorr, Congressman, Letters regarding Re-Election A&M 0304

C.P. Dorr, Congressman, Letters regarding Re-Election A&M 0304


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0304
Title
C.P. Dorr, Congressman, Letters regarding Re-Election 1898
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196618
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, 22 pages
Creator
Dorr, C.P.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .
Abstract
Letters from West Virginia newspapers and organizations such as the West Virginia Editorial Association concerning Dorr's prospects for his first re-election as a Congressman. The correspondence is indicative of the lobbying efforts exercised by the press on the political process of that era.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], C.P. Dorr, Congressman, Letters regarding Re-Election, A&M 0304, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

C.P. Dorr was a politician who started as a member of the Webster Springs town council and went on to serve in the House of Delegates before being elected in 1896 to the Third District Congressional seat. He was not renominated in 1898 and decided to retire from politics for private law practice in Webster Springs.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Dorr, C.P.
  • Editors - letters and papers.
  • Election of 1898.
  • Elections
  • Politics and government.
  • Spanish-American War, 1898
  • United States Congressmen - West Virginia.
  • Wade, L.M.
  • West Virginia Editorial Association

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Dorr, C.P.
  • Wade, L.M.
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