Doniphan, Alexander William
Person
Biography
Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1808-August 8, 1887) was a 19th-century American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best know today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Joseph Smith, Jr. at the close of the 1838 War. He also achieved renown as a leader of American troops during the Mexican-American War, as author of a legal code that still forms the basis of New Mexico's Bill of Rights, and as a successful defense attorney in the Missouri towns of Liberty, Richmond and Independence.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dudley H. Cooper papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 302
Abstract
Correspondence, certificates, legal papers, business papers, newspaper clippings, personal letters and published material.
Dates:
1836-1877
Dudley H. Cooper correspondence, 1842-1873
Series
Identifier: MSS SC 302 Series 2
Scope and Contents note
Cooper's correspondence.
Dates:
Other: 1842-1873
Dudley H. Cooper personal letters, 1844-1876
Series
Identifier: MSS SC 302 Series 7
Scope and Contents note
Cooper's personal letters.
Dates:
Other: 1844-1876
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- Archival Object 2
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Howard County (Mo.) -- History 1