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Shannon, Wilson 1802-1877

Diplomatist; born in Belmont county, O., Feb. 24, 1802; graduated at Athens College and became a lawyer; was governor of Ohio in 1838-40 and 1842-44: minister to Mexico in 1844; member of Congress in 1853-55; governor of Kansas Territory in 1855-56; favored slavery, but was very cautious, and in [144] 1855 succeeded in settling the Wakarusha War (see Kansas). He died in Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 31, 1877.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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