Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart was born in Staunton, Va. in 1807 and was educated at the College of William and Mary and at the University of Virginia. Served in Virginia House of Delegates and in U. S. House of Representatives. Served as Secretary of the Interior in 1850-1853 and in the Virginia Senate. Member of the "Committee of Nine" to persuade Congress and the President to exclude clauses from Underwood Constitution. Rector of the University of Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:
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Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart Account Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart Copybook, Special Collection Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Account books, 1837-1857, and 1838-1847, kept by Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart who was a lawyer in Staunton, Va.