Record #:

19742

Author(s):

London, Lawrence Foushee

Abstract:

George Edmund Badger became a US Senator in 1846 when he was elected to fill William Henry Haywood Jr.'s open seat. The article contains a brief biographical sketch about Badger and his continued education and early endeavors in public service. Focus is largely on his Senate years between 1846 and 1849. Badger made several important speeches in the Senate concerning the Mexican American War and slavery in the territories and which are analyzed in this article.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1938, p1-22, f

Subject(s):

Badger, George Edmund, 1795-1866