Thomas Wilson Spence
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Thomas Wilson Spence was an Irish American immigrant, lawyer, and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Fond du Lac during the 1877 and 1879 sessions. A
Thomas Wilson Spence
The Irving Literary Society was a literary society at Cornell University active from 1868 to 1887. The U.S. Bureau of Education described it as a "purely literary society" following the "traditions of
Thomas Wilson Spence
…fraternity brothers. At Cornell, he was "the fourth founder" of the New York Alpha chapter of Phi Kappa Psi. He was also a founding member of Cornell's Irving Literary Society. After graduating, Spence returned to Fond du Lac and began to study law in the office of Coleman & Thorpe. He was admitted to the bar in 1872 and began…
Cascadilla Place, where the Irving Literary Society was founded
Andrew Dickson White Hall which housed Society Hall, the main meeting room for Cornell's 19th century literary societies, including the Irving
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Harry Falkenau who played a Chopin Nocturne at the Irving's May Day celebrations in 1884