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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard
(Encyclopedia) Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822–93, 19th President of the United States (1877–81), b. Delaware, Ohio, grad. Kenyon College, 1843, and Harvard law school, 1845. He became a moderately…Nathan FRANK, Congress, MO (1852-1931)
FRANK Nathan , a Representative from Missouri; born in Peoria, Ill., February 23, 1852; attended the public schools of Peoria and St. Louis and Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; was…Frank Jacob LE FEVRE, Congress, NY (1874-1941)
LE FEVRE Frank Jacob , a Representative from New York; born in New Paltz, Ulster County, N.Y., November 30, 1874; attended the public schools and the New Paltz Normal School; became engaged in…Ira Wells WOOD, Congress, NJ (1856-1931)
WOOD Ira Wells , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on June 19, 1856; was graduated from Princeton College in 1877; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1880 and…dowry
(Encyclopedia) dowrydowrydouˈrē [key], the property that a woman brings to her husband at the time of the marriage. The dowry apparently originated in the giving of a marriage gift by the family of…White, Edward Douglass
(Encyclopedia) White, Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894–1910), 9th chief justice of the United States (1910–21), b. Lafourche parish, La. He attended the…Pinckney, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Pinckney, Thomas, 1750–1828, American political leader and diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of C. C. Pinckney and cousin of Charles Pinckney. At the outbreak of the American…Pujo, Arsène Paulin
(Encyclopedia) Pujo, Arsène PaulinPujo, Arsène Paulinarsĕnˈ pôlăNˈ püzhōˈ [key], 1861–1939, U.S. congressman, b. Lake Charles, La. He practiced law in Louisiana before serving (1903–13) as a…Robinson, Eddie
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Eddie (Edward Gay Robinson), 1919–2007, African-American football coach, b. Jackson, La., grad. Leland College, Baker, La. (B.A., 1941), Univ. of Iowa (M.A., 1954). A college…Martin Kissinger GANTZ, Congress, OH (1862-1916)
GANTZ Martin Kissinger , a Representative from Ohio; born in Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio, January 28, 1862; attended the common schools and Lebanon (Ohio) College; was graduated from the…Trending
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