A&M 1215Charles W. Osenton (b.1865) Papers, ca. 1847-1920 A&M 1215Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:53:39 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Charles W. Osenton (b.1865) Papers Osenton, Charles W., b. 1865 A&M 1215 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/4453 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.) ca. 1847-1920 Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers, of a state senate minority leader, 1899-1901, prominent Fayette County lawyer, and Democratic committeeman. Subjects include Osenton's early life; his law training at Georgetown University; his election to the state senate as a "silver" Democrat; William Jennings Bryan's tour of West Virginia, 1908; the presidential election of 1908; and Champ Clark's battle for the Democratic nomination, 1912. The papers also include a collection of broadsides pertaining to West Virginia, Kentucky, and national politics, 1898-1920; and the business and legal papers, ca.1847-1880, of Osenton's father-in-law, Arthur J. Lansdowne of Grayson, Kentucky. Correspondents include John D. Alderson, William J. Bryan, William E. Chilton, and Champ Clark. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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Fayette County (Pa.) Kentucky Election of 1908. Elections Lawyers - letters and papers. Politics and government. Universities and colleges Democratic Party (U.S.) Georgetown University West Virginia. Legislature Alderson, J. D. (John Duffy), 1854-1910 Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939 Clark, Champ, 1850-1921 Lansdowne, Arthur J. Osenton, Charles W.