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1857-2014; Bulk Dates: 1857-1899 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1857-2014; Bulk Dates: 1857-1899 | | | | Abstract: | Richard Cunningham McCormick was the second governor of the Arizona Territory. In addition, he was a
three-term delegate to Congress from Arizona, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, New York delegate to Congress, Commissioner
General to the Paris Exposition of 1878, and three-time delegate to the National Convention, among others. Margaret Hunt McCormick
was Richard McCormick’s first wife, married to him while he served as Governor of Arizona. She was much-beloved by the citizens of
the Territory and deeply mourned upon her untimely death at the age of 24. This collection includes correspondence, Margaret’s
journal, photographs, editions of the Young Men’s Magazine for which Richard McCormick was an editor, information regarding the
McCormick’s marriage and deaths, and a scrapbook containing material regarding Margaret McCormick’s home in New Jersey, her family,
and burial information. | | | | Repository: | Sharlot Hall Museum | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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