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Discourse In Memory Of The Life And Character Of The Hon. Geo. E. Badger - Softcover

William Alexander Graham

 
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Discourse In Memory Of The Life And Character Of The Hon. Geo. E. Badger by William Alexander Graham is a memorial address delivered in Raleigh on July 19, 1866, by a prominent North Carolina lawyer and statesman. The work traces the life of George E. Badger from his birth in New Bern in 1795 through his ascent as a leading jurist, legislator, and U.S. senator. It recounts his education, including Yale College, law study under John Stanly, and his swift rise to the bench, later service in the North Carolina General Assembly, the U.S. Senate (1846–1855), and as head of the Navy Department in the Harrison and Tyler administrations. The address celebrates Badger’s purity of character, eloquence, legal learning, and civic virtue, while candidly addressing his role during the sectional crisis, his support for compromise measures, and his cautious stance on secession. It ends with reflections on his death in 1866, his family, and his enduring influence on North Carolina’s legal and political culture.

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