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Isaac COLES, Congress, VA (1747-1813)
COLES Isaac , a Representative from Virginia; born in Richmond, Va., March 2, 1747; educated at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; served as a colonel of militia during the…Charles Slaughter MOREHEAD, Congress, KY (1802-1868)
MOREHEAD Charles Slaughter , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., July 7, 1802; attended the public schools and Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.;…Williamson Robert Winfield COBB, Congress, AL (1807-1864)
COBB Williamson Robert Winfield , a Representative from Alabama; born in Rhea County, Tenn., June 8, 1807; moved in 1809 to Bellefontaine, Madison County, Ala., with his father, who settled on a…George Michael TROUP, Congress, GA (1780-1856)
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1818; 1829-1833 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian TROUP George Michael , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born at McIntosh Bluff, on the Tombigbee…Eliza Lucas Pinckney Biography
Eliza Lucas PinckneyhorticulturistBorn: 1722Birthplace: Antigua Daughter of a British army officer, Eliza Lucas grew up on the Caribbean island of Antigua but attended finishing school in…Herschel Vespasian JOHNSON, Congress, GA (1812-1880)
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849 Party: Democrat JOHNSON Herschel Vespasian , a Senator from Georgia; born near Farmer's Bridge, Burke County, Ga., September 18, 1812; attended private…The True George Washington: Master and Employer: Servants
ServantsWashington by no means restricted himself to slave servitors. Early in life he took into his service John Alton at thirteen pounds per annum, and this white man served as his body-…Dampier, William
(Encyclopedia) Dampier, WilliamDampier, Williamdămˈpēr [key], 1651–1715, English explorer, buccaneer, hydrographer, and naturalist. He fought (1673) in the Dutch War, managed a plantation in Jamaica…Dover, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Dover. 1 City (2020 pop. 39,403), state capital, and seat of Kent co., central Del., on the St. Jones River; founded 1683 on orders of…Selected Essays in Black History: Signs of Progress Among the Negroes
Paths of Hope for the Negro The March of Progress Signs of Progress Among the Negroes by Booker T. Washington In addition to the problem of educating eight million negroes in our…Trending
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