The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . WM. L. YANCEY. Born at Ogt-ochee Shoals. Ga., Aug. 10, 1814. Admit-ted to the bar, 1837. and removed to Montgomery, to Congress, 1844. and re-elected for a secondterm. Delegate to the National Democratic Convention^1S48. Took an active part to m;ik< Kinisas a slave State,1854-56. Delegate to the Natinmil Democratic Conven-tion, 18150. at Charleston, but his Southern policy waeopposed, whereupon he joined the convention at Balti-more. Reported the ordinance of secession adopted byth
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . WM. L. YANCEY. Born at Ogt-ochee Shoals. Ga., Aug. 10, 1814. Admit-ted to the bar, 1837. and removed to Montgomery, to Congress, 1844. and re-elected for a secondterm. Delegate to the National Democratic Convention^1S48. Took an active part to m;ik< Kinisas a slave State,1854-56. Delegate to the Natinmil Democratic Conven-tion, 18150. at Charleston, but his Southern policy waeopposed, whereupon he joined the convention at Balti-more. Reported the ordinance of secession adopted bythe Montgomery convention. Appointed Commissionerto Europe by the Confederacy, I8tU. Unsuccessful ingaining recognition, he returned and served in Con-federate Congress. Died July, Clement c. clay. Born in Madison Co., Ala., 1819. Gradnflte a( TJui-vert-ity of Alabama. 1835. Private Secretary lo hisfather when Governor. Beeau the practice of law inRuntBville. Member of the Legis^lature, 1S42, 44. Jud«e of the Connty Court, 1^46, resigninc; 1S4S10 resume his practice. Elected U. S. Senator 1853 ; re-elected 1857. Resigned on breaking out of the CivilWar. Became a member of the Confederate Congress,and was also engaged in secret diplomatic work for theConfederacy. He surrendered himself lo a Union offi-cer, 1865. Was released lofib. Died Jan. 3, 1882.
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