Here is another pretty cool site that Joan Pennington Mickelberry forwarded to me this morning. Old Post cards of the area's you are researching. Very interesting. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html On 1/22/07, Barbara W Pennington <bpen1929@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Recently I found an interesting site The Political Graveyard > http://politicalgraveyard.com. Another place to explore for relatives who > were in the political arena. > > Barbara W. Pennington, Group 4 > Communications, Pennington Research Assn Inc > bpen1929@sbcglobal.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel" <pennd002@lightlynx.net> > To: <pra@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:33 AM > Subject: Re: [PRA] John L. Pennington (short Bio) > > > John Louis Pennington Sr. was born 28 May 1827 (not 1821 according to > PP17-1 > p15). He was the son of A. Smith Pennington and Rebecca Smith. He > married > Amanda Catherine James and had at least three children. Some of this PP > info contradicts what is listed in the bio. > > This is family group 10 which really, really, needs a group leader! > > Daniel Pennington (group 30) > Sales Manager > Family Group Leader: 12 & 22 > Pennington Research Association, Inc. > www.PenningtonResearch.org > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Melinda Pennington" <mgp383@gmail.com> > To: "PRA Rootsweb email list" <pra@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 9:54 AM > Subject: [PRA] John L. Pennington (short Bio) > > > This was forwarded to me by Wanda Pennington Parker. > > Melinda, > > I came across this while looking for RV Parks in South Dakota. I don't > know > what group he belongs to but thought I should pass it long. > > Wanda > > > > > JOHN L. PENNINGTON > > John L. Pennington (1821 – July 11, 1900) was a newspaper publisher, > an Alabama state senator, and the fifth Governor of Dakota Territory. > > Biography > > Pennington was born at the town of New Berne in Wake County, North > Carolina. He started a career in journalism by working as an > apprentice for the "Raleigh Star." In 1856, Pennington founded the > "Columban" in Columbia, South Carolina. In 1857, he founded the "Daily > Progress in New Berne, North Carolina. > > After leaving the newspaper business in 1866, Pennington became a > member of the Republican party and joined the carpetbaggers in > Alabama, where he served as a member of the Alabama legislature until > 1873. > > On January 1, 1874, Pennington was appointed as Governor of Dakota > Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant after a recommendation by > George E. Spencer. During Pennington's time as Governor, the gold rush > was starting in the Black Hills; and, railroad construction and > immigration had both slowed. People in the Black Hills wanted control > over their own political future; and, separatists wanted to form their > own territory called Lincoln. In the spring of 1877, Judge Granville > was assigned to the Black Hills judicial district; and as a result, > the separatist movement ended. Because of his lack of popularity in > the Black Hills and negative reports on his character in Yankton, > Pennington was replaced by William Alanson Howard as Governor of > Dakota Territory in April of 1878. > > Governor Howard appointed Pennington as collector of internal revenue > for Dakota Territory. In 1885, Pennington returned to journalism and > established the "Weekly Telegram" at Yankton. In September 1883, > Pennington attended the constitutional convention in Sioux Falls, > where he opposed dividing Dakota Territory into two states. In 1891, > Pennington left Yankton, South Dakota to resume journalism in the > South. He died in Anniston, Alabama. > > I found this at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Pennington > > > -- > Melinda Pennington > *************************************** > Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com > ************************************** > For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > ************************************** > Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org > and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > ************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com > ************************************** > For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > ************************************** > Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org > and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > ************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com > ************************************** > For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > ************************************** > Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.organd click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > ************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > -- Melinda Pennington