Henry Alexander Wise was an American attorney, diplomat, politician and slave owner from Virginia. As the 33rd Governor of Virginia, Wise served as a significant figure on the path to the American Civil War, becoming heavily involved in the 1859... Wikipedia
Born: December 3, 1806, Accomac, VA
Died: September 12, 1876 (age 69 years), Richmond, VA
Children: John Sergeant Wise, Richard Alsop Wise, and Margaretta Ellen Wise Mayo
Party: Republican Party
Great-grandparents: Tabitha Douglas, Scarburgh Robinson, and John Wise III
Previous offices: Governor of Virginia (1856–1860), United States Minister to Brazil (1844–1847), and Representative (1833–1844)
Books
Seven decades of the Union
1872
Seven Decades of the Union. The Humanities and Materialism, Illustrated by a Memoir of John Tyler: The Transition State of this Nation: Its Dangers and Their Remedy
The Retir'd Gardener - Scholar's Choice Edition
Remarks of Mr. Kennedy, of Indiana, on the Motion of Mr. Wise, to Refer So Much of the President's Message as Refers to the Improvement of the Western Rivers and Lakes to the Committee on Commerce
1843
The Retir'd Gard'ner: In Two Volumes. Vol.I. Being a Translation of Le Jardinier Solitaire, ... Vol.II. Containing the Manner of Planting and Cultivating All Sorts of Flowers, Plants, Shrubs and Under-shrubs, ... The Whole Revis'd, with Several Alterations and Additions, ... By George London, and Henry Wise
1706
Speech of Mr. Wise, of Virginia, on the Causes of the Loss of the Fortification Bill of the Last Session: Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 22, 1836
1836