Person Information

Biography

Willie Magnum was born in North Carolin. He graduated from North Carolin at Chapel Hill and was admitted to the bar in 1817. He served in the US Senate from 1831-1836 and from 1840-1853. After 1853 he continued to practice law until his death.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 25, 1851

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1850

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 25, 1840

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Willie Magnum was born in North Carolin. He graduated from North Carolin at Chapel Hill and was admitted to the bar in 1817. He served in the US Senate from 1831-1836 and from 1840-1853. After 1853 he continued to practice law until his death.
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Willie P. Magnum Family Cemetery Red Mountain Durham County North Carolina, USA