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WEST Charles Franklin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, January
12, 1895; attended the public schools; was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware…
ATHERTON Gibson , a Representative from Ohio; born near Newark, Licking County, Ohio,
January 19, 1831; attended Denison University, Granville, Ohio, and was
graduated from Miami University,…
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OUTLAND George Elmer , a Representative from California; born in Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif., October 8, 1906; attended the public schools; Whittier (Calif.)
College, A.B., 1928; Harvard…
Senate Years of Service: 1935-1936
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Senate Years of Service: 1977-2013
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