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A. P. Upshur

(Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844)

Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, 11 October 1841 - 23 July 1843

Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, planter, judge, and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Active in Virginia state politics for decades, with a brother and a nephew who became distinguished U.S. Navy officers, Judge Upshur left the Virginia bench to become the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State during the administration of President John Tyler, a fellow Virginian. He negotiated the treaty that led to the 1845 Texas annexation to the United States and helped ensure that it was admitted as a slave state. Upshur died on February 28, 1844, when a gun on the warship USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration. (From Wikipedia)

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Burr, C. Chauncey (Charles Chauncey), 1817-1883

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3 additional books about A. P. Upshur in the extended shelves:

Abel Parker Upshur, secretary of state July 24, 1843, to February 28, 1844 (ad interim, June 24, 1843, to July 23, 1843) ([Place of publication not identified], 1929), by Randolph Greenfield Adams (page images at HathiTrust)
Abel Parker Upshur : secretary of state, July 24, 1843, to February 28, 1844 (ad interim, June 24, 1843, to July 23, 1843) ([A. Knopf], 1928), by Randolph Greenfield Adams (page images at HathiTrust)
Proofs against the many falsehoods propagated by one Abel P. Upshur (Printed by Shepherd & Pollard., 1822), by John Hendree (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by A. P. Upshur:

Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844: The Federal Government: Its Nature and Character; Being a Review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (New York: Van Evrie, Horton and Co., 1868), ed. by C. Chauncey Burr (multiple formats at archive.org)

Additional books by A. P. Upshur in the extended shelves:

Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844: A brief enquiry into the true nature and character of our federal government : being a review of Judge Story's commentaries on the Constitution of the United States (J. Campbell, 1863) (page images at HathiTrust)
Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker), 1790-1844: A brief enquiry into the true nature and character of our Federal Government; being a review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States. (Printed by E. and J. C. Ruffin, 1840) (page images at HathiTrust)

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