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James Polk LATTA, Congress, NE (1844-1911)
LATTA James Polk , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, October 31, 1844; moved with his parents to Jackson County, Iowa, in 1846; attended the district…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 2, 1845)
James Polk (December 2, 1845) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: It is to me a source of unaffected satisfaction to meet the representatives of the States and the…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 8, 1846)
James Polk (December 8, 1846) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: In resuming your labors in the service of the people it is a subject of congratulation that there has…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 7, 1847)
James Polk (December 7, 1847) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: The annual meeting of Congress is always an interesting event. The representatives of the States and…State of the Union Address: James Polk (December 5, 1848)
James Polk (December 5, 1848) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people…Collected State of the Union Addresses of U.S. Presidents
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A United States senator from Missouri (1843-55), David Rice Atchison is a lively footnote to political history: he's now known to trivia buffs as the man who was "president for one day." Supporters…William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman is the U.S. Civil War general who famously said, "war is hell" -- and proved it with a destructive campaign through the South that burned the cities of Atlanta, Georgia and…Franklin Harper ELMORE, Congress, SC (1799-1850)
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1850 Party: Democrat ELMORE Franklin Harper , a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Laurens District, S.C., October 15, 1799; graduated from the…William Learned MARCY, Congress, NY (1786-1857)
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833 Party: Jacksonian MARCY William Learned , a Senator from New York; born in Sturbridge (now Southbridge), Mass., December 12, 1786; attended the common schools and…Trending
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