A Resolution for the Appointment of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

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Summary

The vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are to be filled by the appointment of William L. Dayton, in place of Richard Rush, deceased; William B. Astor in place of Gideon Hawley, whose term has expired; and Cornelius C. Felton, whose term has expired, is to be reappointed.

Subject

  • Astor, William Backhouse
  • Dayton, William Lewis
  • Felton, Cornelius Conway 1807-1862
  • Hawley, Gideon 1785-1870
  • Rush, Richard 1780-1859
  • Board of Regents

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 12 Stat. 251
  • Title 20, Education
  • Resolution

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Contained within

12 Stat. 251 (1861); Res. No. 12 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1863
  • 03/02/1861

Topic

Form/Genre

Resolution

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 251

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