Kansas Culture

City

Topeka

Shawnee County

William A. Peffer, first Populist U.S. senator, associated with Topeka
C.M. Bell / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons; Public domain
Bird's-eye view of Topeka, the capital of Kansas, 1869
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division; Public domain
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William Peffer of Topeka was the first Populist to serve as U.S. senator. In 1893 the Legislative War between Populists and Republicans centered on the statehouse in Topeka.

Related: William Alfred Peffer

Timeline

  1. 1855 The Topeka Constitution of 1855 was a free-state constitutional effort associated with Topeka during Bleeding Kansas. Sourced
  2. 1869 An 1869 bird's-eye view map of Topeka is held by the Library of Congress. Sourced
  3. 1877 Topeka is an Exodusters Connected-through peer from Nicodemus via the 1877 Black town company that helped found Nicodemus. Sourced
  4. 1891 William Peffer of Topeka was the first Populist U.S. senator. Sourced
  5. 1893 In January 1893 the Legislative War between Populists and Republicans centered on the House hall in Topeka after both parties claimed victory in the 1892 Kansas House elections. Link only

Connected through

Peffer first Populist senator; Legislative War 1893

Notes

William Peffer of Topeka was the first Populist to serve as U.S. senator. Link only

In January 1893 the Legislative War between Populists and Republicans centered on the House hall in Topeka after both parties claimed victory in the 1892 Kansas House elections. Link only

William Peffer of Topeka was the first Populist U.S. senator. Sourced

During the 1893 Legislative War, Populists and Republicans contested control of the Kansas House chamber doors in Topeka. Link only

The Topeka Constitution of 1855 was a free-state constitutional effort associated with Topeka during Bleeding Kansas. Sourced

Topeka is an Exodusters Connected-through peer from Nicodemus via the 1877 Black town company that helped found Nicodemus. Sourced

William Peffer of Topeka was the first Populist U.S. senator; the 1893 Legislative War centered on the statehouse in Topeka. Link only

The Topeka Constitution of 1855 was a free-state constitutional effort associated with Topeka during Bleeding Kansas. Sourced

In 1877 six Black entrepreneurs in Topeka joined with a white developer to form the Nicodemus Town Company. Sourced

Peffer served in the U.S. Senate as a Populist from March 4, 1891, to March 4, 1897. Link only

William A. Peffer was a Populist U.S. senator from Kansas associated with Topeka. Sourced

An 1869 bird's-eye view map of Topeka is held by the Library of Congress. Sourced

Topeka is a Connected-through Populism destination from the Lucas hub; Kansapedia cites William Peffer as the first Populist U.S. senator and the 1893 Legislative War centered in Topeka. Link only

Library of Congress Geography and Map Division hosts an 1869 bird’s-eye view of Topeka, the capital of Kansas (item 73693411). Sourced

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