James A. Beaver
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James Addams Beaver was an American attorney, recruiter and field commander of Pennsylvania Infantry who was wounded four times during the American Civil War, and politician who served as the 20th gov
Beaver pictured in La Vie 1908, Penn State yearbook
Bust of Beaver on Smith Memorial Arch
Beaver with his wife Mary McAllister
Penn State Great Valley Main Building
Robert E. Pattison
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Robert Emory Pattison was an American attorney and politician who served as the 19th governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887 and 1891 to 1895. Pattison was the only Democratic Governor of Pennsylva
James A. Beaver
…Party. He declined offers to run for public office until 1881 (including a spot as vice president on James Garfield's Republican ticket). He lost to Robert Pattison, but, because the new state constitution of 1874 prohibited governors from serving multiple consecutive terms, Beaver ran again and served as governor…
Robert E. Pattison in a Puck magazine cartoon about potential Presidential candidates