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Black Hawk Biography
Black Hawk MacataimeshekiakiakSauk leaderBorn: 1768Birthplace: Saukenuk, Ill. In the late 18th century, the Indians of the upper Mississippi Valley witnessed the replacement of the relatively…John Macpherson BERRIEN, Congress, GA (1781-1856)
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1841-1845; 1845-1852 Party: Jacksonian; Whig; Whig BERRIEN John Macpherson , a Senator from Georgia; born at Rocky Hill, near Princeton, N.J., August 23, 1781…The Toledo War of 1835
The Question: I just moved to Toledo, Ohio, and found out about the war between Ohio and Michigan and want to know where to find more about it. I thought it…WILLIAMS, John, Congress, TN (1778-1837)
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823 Party: Democratic Republican WILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke…Martin VAN BUREN, Congress, NY (1782-1862)
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1828 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Jacksonian VAN BUREN Martin , a Senator from New York, a Vice President and 8th President of the United States…Thomas Hart BENTON, Congress, MO (1782-1858)
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1851 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; Democrat BENTON Thomas Hart , a Senator and a Representative from Missouri; born at Harts Mill, near Hillsboro, N.C.,…Martin Van Buren Biography
Martin Van BurenBorn: 12/5/1782Birthplace: Kinderhook, N.Y. Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, at Kinderhook, N.Y. After graduating from the village school, he became a law clerk,…Jacksonville, Fla.
Mayor: Alvin Brown (to June 2015)2010 census population (rank): 821,784 (11); Male: 398,294 (48.5%); Female: 423,490 (51.5%); White: 488,473 (59.4%); Black: 252,421 (30.7%); American Indian…convention
(Encyclopedia) convention, in U.S. politics, a gathering of delegates to nominate candidates for elective office and to formulate party policy. They are held at the national, state, and local levels…Hartford Convention
(Encyclopedia) Hartford Convention, Dec. 15, 1814–Jan. 4, 1815, meeting to consider the problems of New England in the War of 1812; held at Hartford, Conn. Prior to the war, New England Federalists (…Trending
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