19th century clothing & accessories
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Van Deventer Collection.
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0809
Scope and Contents
James Thayer Van Deventer (1830-1910) was the son of Christopher Van Deventer (West Point, 1808)and Sarah Birckhead Van Deventer. He attended Yale Law School and was admitted to the bar in New York. He moved to Clinton, Iowa where he was treasurer and manager of the Iowa Land Company in 1856. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War leaving with the rank of Col. James Thayer Van Deventer married Laetitia Flournoy in 1862 in Clinton, Iowa. After the war ended, he was president of the...
Dates:
1820s-1970s