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After leaving
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Delegates to the United States House of
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455:(March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1852.
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Colonel
Richard Hanson Weightman was killed while leading his brigade at the
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in
Missouri on August 10, 1861, and was buried on the battlefield near
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The
History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico
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in 1841 in the
District of Columbia, but did not practice.
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American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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American politician and military officer (1816–1861)
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328:(December 28, 1816 – August 10, 1861) was an
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1202:Politicians killed in the American Civil War
1182:People of Missouri in the American Civil War
630:U.S. House of Representatives
431:While in Santa Fe in August 1854, he killed
551:The U.S. Mexican War: A Complete Chronology
474:On June 11, 1861, Weightman was elected as
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340:. He was also a district commander of the
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595:"Richard Hanson Weightman (id: W000255)"
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69:March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
1197:United States Military Academy alumni
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955:(3rd district established in 1983)
419:in 1851 and edited a newspaper in
351:, and was killed in action at the
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1142:19th-century American legislators
574:Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1909).
1157:Confederate States Army officers
1112: This article incorporates
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628:Delegate to the
381:United States Military Academy
289:Battle of the Sacramento River
1:
1207:University of Virginia alumni
613:U.S. House of Representatives
205:Confederate States of America
45:U.S. House of Representatives
301:Battle of Carthage, Missouri
1192:United States Army officers
528:"Weightman, Richard Hanson"
447:Weightman was elected as a
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824:At-large seats (1912–1969)
605:Retrieved on May 11, 2009.
578:. Arno Press. p. 386.
553:. McFarland. p. 132.
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593:United States Congress.
530:. United States Congress
495:Battle of Wilson's Creek
403:, later fighting in the
363:Early life and education
353:Battle of Wilson's Creek
326:Richard Hanson Weightman
306:Battle of Wilson's Creek
23:Richard Hanson Weightman
693:Territorial (1851–1912)
484:Confederate States Army
338:Territory of New Mexico
1114:public domain material
549:Hannings, Bud (2014).
469:Independence, Missouri
453:Thirty-second Congress
443:Congressional delegate
334:United States Congress
177:University of Virginia
499:Springfield, Missouri
433:François Xavier Aubry
427:Fight with F.X. Aubry
227:Years of service
130:Springfield, Missouri
1177:Missouri State Guard
647:José Manuel Gallegos
480:Missouri State Guard
417:New Mexico Territory
405:Battle of Sacramento
391:Mexican-American War
345:Missouri State Guard
284:Mexican–American War
271:Missouri State Guard
92:José Manuel Gallegos
50:New Mexico Territory
459:Civil War and death
397:St. Louis, Missouri
395:Weightman moved to
385:admitted to the bar
371:, where his father
149:Susan Bradford Coxe
80:William S. Messervy
488:Battle of Carthage
373:Roger C. Weightman
349:American Civil War
296:American Civil War
219:United States Army
161:Roger C. Weightman
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124:(1861-08-10)
87:Succeeded by
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762:M. S. Otero
717:M. A. Otero
534:27 December
437:Bowie knife
401:Mexican War
347:during the
236:1861 (C.S.)
75:Preceded by
1126:Categories
1072:Richardson
934:J. Montoya
858:N. Montoya
772:Manzanares
641:1851–1853
636:New Mexico
587:References
330:antebellum
196:Allegiance
183:Occupation
172:Alma mater
140:Democratic
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929:Fernández
853:Hernández
843:Hernández
838:Fergusson
787:Fergusson
707:Weightman
336:from the
65:In office
985:Heinrich
883:Anderson
792:P. Perea
747:Gallegos
727:F. Perea
712:Gallegos
449:Democrat
421:Santa Fe
367:Born in
357:Missouri
163:(father)
58:district
55:at-large
1077:Redmond
1056:Vasquez
1051:Herrell
1021:Runnels
1016:Foreman
995:Haaland
898:Dempsey
878:Dempsey
802:Andrews
476:colonel
257:Colonel
1041:Pearce
1036:Teague
1031:Pearce
980:Wilson
975:Schiff
939:Walker
903:Morris
873:Chávez
863:Morrow
848:Walton
782:Catron
777:Joseph
757:Romero
752:Elkins
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919:Curry
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868:Simms
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