Henry Harford Cumming
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Henry Harford Cumming was an important figure in antebellum Augusta, Georgia
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His main business was in cotton but he also engaged J. Edgar Thomson to design the Augusta Canal
to run his mills and had also started a law firm with politician George W. Crawford
. His brother was Governor of Utah Territory Alfred Cumming
and his son, Alfred Cumming
, was a general in the American Civil War
.
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
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His main business was in cotton but he also engaged J. Edgar Thomson to design the Augusta Canal
Augusta Canal
The Augusta Canal is a historic canal located in Augusta, Georgia. The canal connects two points of the Savannah River. It was devised to harness the power of the fall line of the Savannah River for mills, to provide transportation of goods, and to provide drinking water for the city...
to run his mills and had also started a law firm with politician George W. Crawford
George W. Crawford
George Walker Crawford was a Georgia politician during the nineteenth century. He served as the 38th Governor of Georgia from 1843 to 1847 and United States Secretary of War 1849 to 1850. He was the cousin of William H...
. His brother was Governor of Utah Territory Alfred Cumming
Alfred Cumming (governor)
Alfred Cumming was appointed governor of the Utah territory in 1858 replacing Brigham Young following the Utah War...
and his son, Alfred Cumming
Alfred Cumming (general)
Alfred Cumming was a brigadier general for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
, was a general in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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