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A Resolution for the Appointment of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Author:
36th Congress, Sess. 2, 1861  Search this
Subject:
Astor, William Backhouse  Search this
Dayton, William Lewis  Search this
Felton, Cornelius Conway 1807-1862  Search this
Hawley, Gideon 1785-1870  Search this
Rush, Richard 1780-1859  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 251
Type:
Resolution
Date:
1863
03/02/1861
Category:
Smithsonian Legal Documents
Legal document information:
12 Stat. 251
Title 20, Education
Resolution
Citation information:
Statutes at Large
Summary:
The vacancies in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are to be filled by the appointment of William L. Dayton, in place of Richard Rush, deceased; William B. Astor in place of Gideon Hawley, whose term has expired; and Cornelius C. Felton, whose term has expired, is to be reappointed.
Contained within:
12 Stat. 251 (1861); Res. No. 12 (Book)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Publisher:
Boston: Little, Brown and Co.
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_4154