Abel Parker Upshur (June 17, 1790 – February 28, 1844) was an American lawyer, planter, judge, and politician from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Active...
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USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard until transferred to the...
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The county is named for Abel P. Upshur, who was U.S. Secretary of State during President John Tyler's administration. Upshur County is part of the Longview...
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West Virginia Surname: Abel P. Upshur (1790–1844), American lawyer, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State Franklin Upshur (1875–1965), American...
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the Colorado General Assembly Abel Upshur, U.S. Secretary of State Saint Abel (Syrian), a saint of the Syrian church Abel of Reims (fl. 744–747), saint...
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of Legaré, Tyler appointed Secretary of the Navy Abel Upshur as his new Secretary of State. Upshur and his adviser, Duff Green, believed that Britain...
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one gun exploded, killing six people, including Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur and Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, and injuring others...
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Barbour, and Lewis counties and named for Abel Parker Upshur, a distinguished statesman and jurist of Virginia. Upshur served as United States Secretary of...
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Governor of Virginia (2014-2018) and 73rd Governor of Virginia (2018-2022). Abel Upshur (1791–1844), born in Northampton County, United States Secretary of State...
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of appealing to southern Democrats, led the push for annexation with Abel Upshur. Texas was staunchly committed to slavery, with its constitution making...
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