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Alexander W. Doniphan

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1 ► Missouri, Clay County, Liberty — Alexander W. Doniphan — 1808 - 1887 — Lawyer, Statesman and Military Leader —

While living on this site in the 1830's, Alexander Doniphan championed the Constitutional rights of an oppressed people to ensure their religious freedom. He helped create Caldwell County as a refuge for the Mormons in 1836 and refused to carry out . . . — — Map (db m68243) HM

2 ► Missouri, Ray County, Richmond — Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan —

Erected by the State of Missouri in honor of Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan Commander of First Regiment Missouri Mounted Volunteers in the War with Mexico Born Mason County, Kentucky, July 9, 1808 Died Richmond, Missouri, August 8, . . . — — Map (db m157143) HM