Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Everett, (Hon.) Edward

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From volume 2 of the work.

2868622Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 — Everett, (Hon.) EdwardJoseph Foster

Everett, (Hon.) Edward, United States minister at St. James's, 'LL. D. Cambridge,' created D.C.L. 28 June, 1843, American scholar, statesman, and orator, editor of the North American Review), a member of Congress 1825-35, governor of Massachussets 1835-9, minister at St. James's 1840-4, president of Harvard University 1845, secretary of State 1852-3, senator for Massachussetts in 1853, was an unsuccessful candidate for the vice-presidency 1860, died at Boston, U.S., 15 Jan., 1865.