Gartrell, Lucius Jeremiah (01/07/1821-04/07/1891)
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- Occupation: Soldier, U.S. and Confederate congressman, attorney
- Number of Terms: 2
Subject
- Gartrell, Lucius Jeremiah
- Board of Regents
- United States Congress
- Representative
- Democratic Party (U.S.)
Category
Smithsonian Board of Regents
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Regent type
Representative (Democrat)
State
Georgia
Notes
- Left the U.S. Congress in 1861 to join the Confederacy, thereby removing himself from the Smithsonian Board of Regents.
- American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by James A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy. By Jon L. Wakelyn. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1977; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History."Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
- Regent Tenure: 12/14/1857-03/1861
- Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic
- Legislators
- Politicians
- Lawyers
- History
- Regents
- Georgia
Place
- United States
- Confederate States of America
- Georgia
Form/Genre
Biographies