George Poindexter
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George Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States Representative from the ne
George Poindexter
George Poindexter, 1808
Poindexter offered a $10 reward for the recovery of Jim, who had been trafficked from Kentucky, was "bold and rather impertinent in conversation," and whose literacy would have enabled him to forge a slave pass (Natchez Gazette, August 4, 1813)
Vintage hateration: this mock lost-and-found advertisement included a canny physical description of Poindexter ("One Cent Reward" Natchez Gazette, January 4, 1815)
John Tyler
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John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig tic
George Poindexter
…Poindexter President pro tempore of the United States Senate In office June 28, 1834 – November 30, 1834 Preceded by Hugh Lawson White Succeeded by John Tyler United States Senator from Mississippi In office October 15, 1830 – March 3, 1835 Preceded by Robert H. Adams Succeeded by Robert J. Walker 2nd Governor…
Portrait, 1842
Tyler's birthplace, Greenway Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia
Woodburn Plantation, Tyler's residence 1813–1821