John Gould Stephenson
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John Gould Stephenson was an American physician and soldier who served as Librarian of Congress from 1861 to 1864. Born in Lancaster, New Hampshire, to a prominent merchant family, he attended the Dar
John Silva Meehan, librarian of Congress from 1829 to 1861
The United States Capitol with its dome under construction, early 1860s. The Library of Congress occupied a portion of the building until 1897.
Ainsworth Rand Spofford, c. 1870s
Benjamin Brown French
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Benjamin Brown French was an American politician, telegraph business leader, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Public Commissioner of Buildings in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the
French's wife, Elizabeth Richardson French