Atchison, David R.
- Bio:
- David Atchison was a U.S. Senator from Missouri (1843-55), who led 5,000 Missourians into Kansas to vote on March 30, 1855 for pro-slavery candidates in the legislature. He used the term Ô‚order Ruffians" and led the sack of Lawrence, Kansas. His assault on this strongly abolitionist town led to several compensatory attacks led by John Brown and his comrades. The city of Atchison, Kansas was named in his honor.
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- http://www.territorialkansasonline.org/cgiwrap/imlskto/index.php?SCREEN=show_document&document_id=103035&SCREEN_FROM=search&submit=search&search=David%20R.%20Atchison&startsearchat=0&searchfor=authors