Meek, A. B. 1814-1865

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Name (Latin)
Meek, A. B. 1814-1865
Other forms of name
Meek, Alexander Beaufort, 1814-1865
Date of birth
1814-07-17
Date of death
1865
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 31083817
Wikidata: Q4718326
Library of congress: n 88089897
Sources of Information
  • His Romantic passages in southwestern history, 1857:t.p. (A.B. Meek)
  • LC in OCLC, 8-9-88(hdg.: Meek, Alexander Beaufort, 1814-1865; usage: Alexander B. Meek; less than fully authenticated serial hdg.: Meek, Alexander B. (Alexander Beaufort), 1814-1865)
  • NUC pre-56, 8-12-88(hdg.: Meek, Alexander Beaufort, 1814-1865; usage: A.B. Meek, Alexander, Alexander B. Meek)
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Wikipedia description:

Alexander Beaufort Meek (July 17, 1814 (Columbia, South Carolina) – November 1, 1865 (Columbus, Mississippi) was an American politician, lawyer, judge, and chess player. He also was a writer of historical and literary essays, and poetry. He served as Alabama Attorney General in 1836. He played several chess games against Paul Morphy.

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