Senate Years of Service: 1857-1861; 1861-1863
Party: American (Know-Nothing); Unionist KENNEDY Anthony , a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., December 21, 1810; was
sent by his…
BARRINGER Daniel Moreau , a Representative from North Carolina; born at ``Poplar Grove,'' near Concord,
Cabarrus County, N.C., July 30, 1806; was graduated from the University of North Carolina…
DUER William , a Representative from New York;
born in New York City May 25, 1805;
completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1824;
studied law;
was…
(Encyclopedia) Averescu, AlexanderAverescu, Alexanderävĕrĕsˈk&oomacr; [key], 1859–1938, Romanian general and political leader. He served as a volunteer in the 1877–78 war against the Ottoman…
(Encyclopedia) Otto I, 1815–67, first king of the Hellenes (1833–62). The second son of King Louis I of Bavaria, he was chosen (1832) by a conference of European powers at London to rule newly…
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Richard Valentine, 1768–1815, American naval officer, b. Morrisania, N.Y. (now part of the Bronx); son of Lewis Morris (1726–98). After the American Revolution he entered the…
(Encyclopedia) Thanom KittikachornThanom Kittikachorntäˈn&oobreve;m kĭtˌəkəchôrnˈ [key], 1911–2004, Thai political and military leader. He entered the army in 1929, rising to command of a…
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CHRISTOPHERSON Charles Andrew , a Representative from South Dakota; born in Amherst Township, Fillmore County,
Minn., July 23, 1871; attended the public schools of Amherst Township, Minn., and…
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