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Oscar TURNER, Congress, KY (1867-1902)
TURNER Oscar , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Woodlands, Ballard County, Ky., October 19, 1867; attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and Louisville (Ky.) Rugby School;…John Keats: After dark vapours have oppressâÂÂd our plains
Bright star! would I were sted...After dark vapours have oppress'd our plains After dark vapours have oppress’d our plains For a long dreary season, comes a day Born of the gentle South,…David HAMMONS, Congress, ME (1808-1888)
HAMMONS David , a Representative from Maine; born in Cornish, Maine, May 12, 1808; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice in Lovell,…Herman Day GOULD, Congress, NY (1799-1852)
GOULD Herman Day , a Representative from New York; born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., January 16, 1799; pursued an academic course; engaged in mercantile pursuits; president of the Delhi…James Harper GRAHAM, Congress, NY (1812-1881)
GRAHAM James Harper , a Representative from New York; born in Bovina, Delaware County, N.Y., September 18, 1812; attended the public schools; supervisor of the town of Delhi, N.Y.; chairman of…Samuel SHERWOOD, Congress, NY (1779-1862)
SHERWOOD Samuel , a Representative from New York; born in Kingsbury, Washington County, N.Y., April 24, 1779; completed preparatory studies; began the study of law at the age of fifteen in…Henry HORN, Congress, PA (1786-1862)
HORN Henry , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1786; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Philadelphia; elected…Edward WADE, Congress, OH (1802-1866)
WADE Edward , a Representative from Ohio; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 22, 1802; received a limited schooling; moved to Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1821; studied…Charles Hanson Towne: The City
The CityCharles Hanson TowneWhen, sick of all the sorrow and distress That flourished in the City like foul weeds, I sought blue rivers and green, opulent meads, And leagues of unregarded…Marcus Junius PARROTT, Congress, KS (1828-1879)
PARROTT Marcus Junius , a Delegate from Kansas; born in Hamburg, Aiken County, S.C., October 27, 1828; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1849…Trending
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