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Theodore GOURDIN, Congress, SC (1764-1826)
GOURDIN Theodore , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Kingstree, Williamsburg County, S.C., March 20, 1764; was educated in Charleston, S.C., and in Europe; engaged in planting;…William Westmoreland 2005 Deaths
William WestmorelandAge: 91 U.S. Army general who fought in North Africa and Europe during World War II, as well as in Korea. He commanded U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968, overseeing…Maude Rutherford 2001 Deaths
Maude RutherfordAge: 104 singer and dancer who claimed to have introduced the Charleston to Broadway in 1922. Known as the “Slim Princess,” Rutherford drew crowds to the Cotton Club and…Richard SPRIGG, Jr., Congress, MD (17691806)
SPRIGG Richard, Jr. , a Representative from Maryland; born in Prince George's County, Md., in 1769c; member of the State house of delegates in 1792 and 1793; elected as a Republican to the Fourth…Theodore Albert PEYSER, Congress, NY (1873-1937)
PEYSER Theodore Albert , a Representative from New York; born in Charleston, W.Va., February 18, 1873; attended the public schools; engaged in various occupations until 1893, when he moved to…Benjamin TALIAFERRO, Congress, GA (1750-1821)
TALIAFERRO Benjamin , a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia in 1750; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the rifle corps commanded by…Zalmon WILDMAN, Congress, CT (1775-1835)
WILDMAN Zalmon , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn., February 16, 1775; completed preparatory studies; manufacturer of hats; established the first hat…Robert Ellsworth WISE, Jr., Congress, WV (1948)
WISE Robert Ellsworth, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., January 6, 1948; B.A., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1970; J.D., Tulane University School of Law, New…Daniel A. WEBSTER, Congress, FL (1949)
WEBSTER Daniel A. , a Representative from Florida; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 27, 1949; graduated from Maynard Evans High School, Orlando, Fla., 1967; B.E.E.,…James Gresham BARRETT, Congress, SC (1961)
BARRETT James Gresham , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Westminster, Oconee County, S.C., February 14, 1961; graduated from Westminster High School, Westminster, S.C., 1979; B.A.,…Trending
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