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Vannoy Hartrog (Van) MANNING, Congress, MS (1839-1892)
MANNING Vannoy Hartrog (Van) , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., July 26, 1839; moved with his parents to Mississippi in 1841; attended Horn Lake Male…Poindexter DUNN, Congress, AR (1834-1914)
DUNN Poindexter , a Representative from Arkansas; born near Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., November 3, 1834; moved with his father to Limestone County, Ala., in 1837; attended the country schools,…John Henry ROGERS, Congress, AR (1845-1911)
ROGERS John Henry , a Representative from Arkansas; born near Roxobel, Bertie County, N.C., October 9, 1845; moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Madison Station;…Houston, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Houston, Samuel, 1793–1863, American frontier hero and statesman of Texas, b. near Lexington, Va. In 1836 Houston was elected the first president of the new Republic of Texas. The…Memphis, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…Chouteau
(Encyclopedia) ChouteauChouteaush&oomacr;tōˈ [key], family of American fur traders. René Auguste Chouteau, 1749–1829, b. New Orleans, accompanied (1763) his stepfather, Pierre Laclede, on a…Cheyenne, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) CheyenneCheyenneshīănˈ, –ĕnˈ [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…MANNING, Vannoy Hartrog (Van), Congress, MS (1839-1892)
MANNING, Vannoy Hartrog (Van), a Representative from Mississippi; born near Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., July 26, 1839; moved with his parents to Mississippi in 1841; attended Horn Lake Male…Blanche Lambert LINCOLN, Congress, AR (1960)
Senate Years of Service: 1999-2011 Party: Democrat LINCOLN Blanche Lambert , a Representative and Senator from Arkansas; born in Helena, Phillips County, Ark., September 30, 1960; attended public…EDWARDS, John, Congress, AR (1805-1894)
EDWARDS John , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 24, 1805; received a limited schooling; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to…Trending
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