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Hayne, Robert Young
(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Robert Young, 1791–1839, American statesman, b. Colleton District, S.C. Having served in the South Carolina legislature (1814–18) and as attorney general of South Carolina (1818…Oberlin College
(Encyclopedia) Oberlin College, at Oberlin, Ohio; coeducational; opened 1833 as Oberlin Collegiate Institute, became Oberlin College in 1850. It includes a college of arts and sciences and a well-…Raffet, Denis Auguste Marie
(Encyclopedia) Raffet, Denis Auguste MarieRaffet, Denis Auguste Mariedənēˈ ōgüstˈ märēˈ räfāˈ [key], 1804–60, French lithographer and illustrator; student of Charlet and of Gros. He attained an…delftware
(Encyclopedia) delftware. The earliest delftware was a faience, a heavy, brown earthenware with opaque white glaze and polychrome decoration, made in the late 16th cent. Some of the earliest…Burns, Otway
(Encyclopedia) Burns, Otway, c.1775–1850, American privateer, b. Onslow co., N.C. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, he outfitted the Baltimore clipper Snap-Dragon as a privateer and began one of…Henry NES, Congress, PA (1799-1850)
NES Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., May 20, 1799; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Princeton College; studied medicine and practiced in York, Pa…John NORVELL, Congress, MI (1789-1850)
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1841 Party: Democrat NORVELL John , a Senator from Michigan; born in Danville, Va. (now Kentucky), December 21, 1789; attended the common schools; learned the trade of…Thomas GALLAGHER, Congress, IL (1850-1930)
GALLAGHER Thomas , a Representative from Illinois; born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., July 6, 1850; moved to Chicago in 1866; attended the public schools; learned the trade of iron molder…Samuel McMILLAN, Congress, NY (1850-1924)
McMILLAN Samuel , a Representative from New York; born in County Down, town of Drumore, Ireland, August 6, 1850; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City and…William Forgy McNAGNY, Congress, IN (1850-1923)
McNAGNY William Forgy , a Representative from Indiana; born in Talmadge, Summit County, Ohio, April 19, 1850; moved in early life to Whitley County, Ind.; attended the public schools and the…Trending
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