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Jesse SPEIGHT, Congress, NC (1795-1847)
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847 Party: Democrat SPEIGHT Jesse , a Representative from North Carolina and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Greene County, N.C., September 22, 1795; attended the…Jesse ROOT, Congress, CT (1736-1822)
ROOT, Jesse, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Coventry, Tolland County, Conn., December 28, 1736; was graduated from Princeton College in 1756; studied theology in Andover; was ordained as…Jesse SLOCUMB, Congress, NC (1780-1820)
SLOCUMB Jesse , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spring Bank, Dobbs (later Wayne) County, N.C., in 1780; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held…Jesse WHARTON, Congress, TN (1782-1833)
Senate Years of Service: 1814-1815 Party: Democratic Republican WHARTON Jesse , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Covesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 29, 1782; completed…Memorable Olympic Moments: Jesse Owens, 1936
Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler by Mike Morrison Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. (Source:AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Track & Field Preview…Brown, Ron
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Ron (Ronald Harmon Brown), 1941–96, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Raised in New York City's Harlem, he attended Middlebury College (grad. 1962) and St. John's Law…Hughes, Langston
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Langston (James Langston Hughes), 1902–67, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, b. Joplin, Mo., grad. Lincoln Univ., 1929. He worked at a variety of jobs…Reconstruction Finance Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), former U.S. government agency, created in 1932 by the administration of Herbert Hoover. Its purpose was to facilitate economic activity by…brigandage
(Encyclopedia) brigandagebrigandagebrĭgˈəndĭj [key] [Ital. brigare=to fight], robbery and plundering committed by armed bands, often associated with forests or mountain regions. Social and political…Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr., 1918-2021, American social activist and community organizer, b. Birmingham, Al., Roosevelt Univ. (B.A.,…Trending
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