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Sharp, Granville
(Encyclopedia) Sharp, Granville, 1735–1813, English reformer, scholar, and abolitionist. In 1772 he won a case establishing the principle that any slave would become free upon reaching British land.…Ermeland
(Encyclopedia) ErmelandErmelandĕrˈməlänt [key], ErmlandErmelandĕrmˈlänt [key], or WarmiaErmelandwôrˈmēə [key], historic region of East Prussia, extending far inland from the Baltic Sea. It was ceded…White, William
(Encyclopedia) White, William, 1748–1836, American Episcopal bishop, b. Philadelphia, grad. College of Philadelphia (now Univ. of Pennsylvania), 1765. He was ordained in England in 1772, returning to…Williamsport
(Encyclopedia) Williamsport, city (1990 pop. 31,933), seat of Lycoming co., central Pa., on the Susquehanna River; settled 1772, inc. as a borough 1806, as a city 1866. Williamsport grew with the…Bielsko-Biała
(Encyclopedia) Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała byĕlˈskô byäˈlä [key], Ger. Bielitz, city, Śląskie prov., S…William Harris CRAWFORD, Congress, GA (1772-1834)
Senate Years of Service: 1807-1813 Party: Democratic Republican CRAWFORD William Harris , a Senator from Georgia; born in Nelson County, Va., February 24, 1772; moved with his father to…Benjamin Williams CROWNINSHIELD, Congress, MA (1772-1851)
CROWNINSHIELD Benjamin Williams , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., December 27, 1772; prepared for college; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Salem, Mass.; member of…John Curtis CHAMBERLAIN, Congress, NH (1772-1834)
CHAMBERLAIN John Curtis , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Worcester, Mass., June 5, 1772; was graduated from Harvard College in 1793; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1796 and…John Myer BOWERS, Congress, NY (1772-1846)
BOWERS John Myer , a Representative from New York; born in Boston, Mass., September 25, 1772; attended the common schools and was graduated from Columbia College, New York City; studied law; was…James BURRILL, Jr., Congress, RI (1772-1820)
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1820 Party: Federalist BURRILL James, Jr. , (great-grandfather of Theodore Francis Green), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., April 25, 1772;…Trending
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