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9-1438: [REDACTED] Look up sells in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sells may refer to: People [ edit ] Cato Sells (1859–1948), American politician Charles Harvey Sells (1889–1978), American politician Chris Sells (born 1963), American politician Dan Gillespie Sells (born 1978), British singer-songwriter Dave Sells (born 1946), American baseball player David Sells Hurwood (1924–2005), British doctor Elijah Sells (1814–1897), American military officer, politician and businessman Elijah Watt Sells (1858-1924), American accountant Hugh Sells (1922–1978), English cricket player and Royal Air Force officer Katherine Gillespie Sells , British campaigner Kieran Sells Michael Sells (born 1949), American historian and scholar of religion Mike Sells (born 1945), American politician Sam R. Sells (1871–1935), American politician Tommy Lynn Sells (1964–2014), American serial killer William Sells (1881–1966), British navy officer Places [ edit ] Sells, Arizona , United States Sells Park , Ohio, United States Other [ edit ] Sells Brothers Circus Sells Engineering, from United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc. Sells Floto Circus Sells Ltd , advertising agency Topics referred to by

18-501: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cato Sells He was born in Vinton, Iowa , on October 6, 1859. He lost his father when he was young. He entered Cornell College in 1875. In 1878 he read law with Charles Alvord Bishop and in 1880 was admitted to Iowa State Bar Association and began practice at La Porte City, Iowa . In 1889 he moved to Vinton, Iowa , and served on

27-655: The Iowa State Central Committee . In 1887 he was chairman of the committee and was a delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention . He was a delegate to the 1892 Democratic National Convention as secretary. In 1892 was he was elected as a trustee of the Iowa State College of Agriculture . In 1893 he was president of the Iowa Democratic State Convention. In 1894 he was appointed by Grover Cleveland as United States Attorney for

36-758: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa . In 1899 he was again president of the Iowa Democratic State Convention and in 1900 chairman of the Iowa delegation in the 1900 Democratic National Convention in Kansas City . He was a commissioner at the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1913 from 1921. In 1914 he banished books that taught anything concerning the Asian origins of Indigenous peoples of

45-740: The Americas . He died October 30, 1948, and was buried in the Cleburne Memorial Cemetery in Cleburne, Texas. Sells is the namesake of the town of Sells, Arizona . 1888 Democratic National Convention The 1888 Democratic National Convention was a nominating convention held June 5 to 7, 1888, in the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri . It nominated President Grover Cleveland for reelection and former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio for vice president. St. Louis won

54-516: The Democratic nominee for vice-president in 1876 , but had won the office when he ran again with Cleveland in 1884 . Three names were placed in nomination: Allen G. Thurman , Isaac P. Gray , and John C. Black . Former Senator Thurman of Ohio was nominated for vice-president over Indiana Governor Gray, his nearest rival, and John C. Black, who trailed behind. Gray lost the nomination to Thurman primarily because his enemies brought up his actions while

63-503: The convention after a presentation in February 1888. Stephen M. White served as temporary chairman and Patrick A. Collins served as the convention's permanent president. The Democratic platform largely confined itself to a defense of the Cleveland administration, supporting reduction in the tariff and taxes generally as well as statehood for the western territories. President Cleveland

72-406: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sells . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sells&oldid=998227387 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

81-568: Was renominated by acclamation. An event few could directly remember, as the last time a Democrat was renominated was 48 years earlier, in 1840 . Presidents Franklin Pierce and Andrew Johnson lost the nomination in 1856 and 1868 respectively, and Presidents James K. Polk and James Buchanan refused to run for a second term. After Cleveland was re-nominated, Democrats had to choose a replacement for Thomas A. Hendricks , who had died in office on November 25, 1885. Hendricks had run unsuccessfully as

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