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Nathan Oakes MURPHY, Congress, AZ (1849-1908)

MURPHY Nathan Oakes , a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, October 14, 1849; attended the public schools; taught school in Wisconsin; went to the…

Las Vegas

(Encyclopedia) Las VegasLas Vegasläs vāˈgəs [key], city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban…

John Noble GOODWIN, Congress, ME (1824-1887)

GOODWIN John Noble , a Representative from Maine and a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in South Berwick, York County, Maine, October 18, 1824; attended public schools and the local…

Hiram Sanford STEVENS, Congress, AZ (1832-1893)

STEVENS Hiram Sanford , a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Weston, Windsor County, Vt., March 20, 1832; received a limited education; farmer; in 1851 enlisted in Company I, First…

Hugh Hiram PRICE, Congress, WI (1859-1904)

PRICE Hugh Hiram , a Representative from Wisconsin; born at Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis., December 2, 1859; attended the grade and high schools, and the University of Wisconsin at…

Charles Debrille POSTON, Congress, AZ (1825-1902)

POSTON Charles Debrille , a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., April 20, 1825; attended the public schools; clerk in the county clerk's office;…

Curtis Coe BEAN, Congress, AZ (1828-1904)

BEAN Curtis Coe , a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H., January 4, 1828; upon the death of his father moved with his mother to Gilmanton, Belknap County, N…

Myron Hawley McCORD, Congress, WI (1840-1908)

McCORD Myron Hawley , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Ceres, McKean County, Pa., November 26, 1840; attended Richburg Academy, New York; moved to Wisconsin in 1854 and settled in Shawano…

Frémont, John Charles

(Encyclopedia) Frémont, John Charles, 1813–90, American explorer, soldier, and political leader, b. Savannah, Ga. He taught mathematics to U.S. naval cadets, then became an assistant on a surveying…