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David Rice Atchison

David Rice AtchisonBorn: 11-Aug-1807
Birthplace: Frogtown, KY
Died: 26-Jan-1886
Location of death: Gower, MO
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, MO

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55

Military service: Missouri State Militia

Falsely believed by many to have been President of the United States for one day (4-Mar-1849).

Father: William Atchison
Mother: Catherine Allen
Sister: Patsy Rollings Atchison

    University: Transylvania University, Lexington, KY (1825)
    Law School: Lexington Law School

    US Senator, Missouri (14-Oct-1843 to 3-Mar-1855)
    Missouri State House of Representatives (1838)
    Missouri State House of Representatives (1834)
    Slaveowners
    Irish Ancestry Paternal

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