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George Rockingham GILMER, Congress, GA (1790-1859)
GILMER George Rockingham , a Representative from Georgia; born near Lexington, Wilkes (now Oglethorpe) County, Ga., April 11, 1790; attended a classical school and an academy at Abbeville, S.C.;…Daniel Greene GARNSEY, Congress, NY (1779-1851)
GARNSEY Daniel Greene , a Representative from New York; born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., June 17, 1779; attended private schools; member of the State militia in 1805; brigade inspector in…John Young MASON, Congress, VA (1799-1859)
MASON John Young , a Representative from Virginia; born near Hicksford (now Emporia), Greensville County, Va., April 18, 1799; was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…Isaac LEFFLER, Congress, VA (1788-1866)
LEFFLER Isaac , a Representative from Virginia; born on his grandfather's plantation, ``Sylvia's Plain,'' Washington County, Pa., near Wheeling, Va. (now West Virginia), November 7, 1788; attended…Hugh Swinton LEGARÉ, Congress, SC (1797-1843)
LEGARÉ Hugh Swinton , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 2, 1797; attended Charleston College and the school of Rev. Moses Waddell at Abbeville; was graduated…Arthur Inghram BOREMAN, Congress, WV (1823-1896)
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican BOREMAN Arthur Inghram , a Senator from West Virginia; born in Waynesburg, Pa., July 24, 1823; moved to Virginia with his parents, who settled…William WILKINS, Congress, PA (1779-1865)
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1834 Party: Jacksonian WILKINS William , a Senator and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Pa., December 20, 1779; attended Dickinson College,…Joaquin Phoenix Biography
Joaquin PhoenixactorBorn: 10/28/1974Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico Phoenix began acting at age 8, shortly after his hippie parents piled him and his two siblings in an old station wagon,…Jason Robards 2000 Deaths
Jason RobardsAge: 78 distinguished stage and screen actor whose gritty performances in Eugene O'Neill plays placed him in the pantheon of legendary actors. He won back-to-back best supporting…2002 National Book Awards
The 53rd Annual National Book Awards were presented November 20, 2002, at New York City's Marriott Marquis Hotel.Fiction:Three Junes, Julia Glass (Pantheon Books)Nonfiction:Master of the…Trending
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