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| Title | Missouri Heritage: Jurist Known for Work on Secession Document |
| Abstract | Photo and biographical article about William Napton (1808-1883), "best known by Civil war historians as the principal architect of the Jackson county secession resolutions and by lawyers for his 25 years as a Missouri Supreme court judge." Native of New Jersey moving to Missouri in youth and becoming attorney general in 1836 and the namesake of the Saline County town of Napton, Missouri. |
| Date | October/17/1970 |
| Source | The Kansas City Star |
| Location | Vertical File: Civil War |
| Local Subject | Napton, William B.
Attorney Generals
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 115778 |
| CONTENTdm number | 24359 |
