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Size | About 30 items. |
Abstract | Charles Edward Magoon was United States minister to Panama and governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. The collection includes letters of introduction and congratulations to Charles Edward Magoon pertaining to his work for the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the United States War Department, 1899-1904, and to his service with the United States State Department as minister to Panama and governor of the Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. Also included are a genealogy of the Magoon family, photocopies of newspaper articles about Magoon, of letters to Magoon from William Howard Taft, and of Magoon's will. |
Creator | Magoon, Charles Edward, 1861-1920. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
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Charles Edward Magoon was born in Steele County, Minn., the son of Henry C. Magoon and Mehitable W. Clement Magoon. Magoon was educated at the University of Nebraska. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced law in Lincoln, Neb., from 1882 until 1889. He was made judge advocate of the Nebraska National Guard and was then appointed to the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the War Department, serving from 1899 to 1904. He was counsel general of the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1904-1905; United States minister to Panama and governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1905-1906; and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909.
Back to TopLetters of introduction and congratulations to Charles Edward Magoon pertaining to his work for the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the United States War Department, 1899-1904, and to his service with the United States State Department as minister to Panama and governor of the Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. Also included are a genealogy of the Magoon family, photocopies of newspaper articles about Magoon, of letters to Magoon from William Howard Taft, and of Magoon's will.
Back to TopLetters of introduction and congratulations to Charles Edward Magoon pertaining to his work for the Division of Insular Affairs (renamed the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1902) of the United States War Department, 1899-1904, and to his service with the United States State Department as minister to Panama and governor of the Canal Zone, 1905-1906, and provisional governor of the Republic of Cuba, 1906-1909. Also included are a genealogy of the Magoon family, photocopies of newspaper articles about Magoon, of letters to Magoon from William Howard Taft, and of Magoon's will.
Folder 1 |
1900-1914 |
Folder 2 |
Genealogy |
Image Folder PF-3922/1 |
Photograph |
Picture (PF-3922/1)
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