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Royal titles and noble ranks have long been an essential part of the monarchy, and the English royal family in particular — and the role of a duke is no different. The British peerage…
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ANDREWS William Ezekiel , a Representative from Nebraska; born near Oskaloosa, Mahaska County,
Iowa, December 17, 1854; became an orphan in early youth; worked as a farm
hand, and attended the…
WISE Henry Alexander , A Representative from Virginia; born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Va., December 3, 1806; was privately tutored until his twelfth year and then entered Margaret Academy,…
Senate Years of Service: 1903-1912
Party: Republican HEYBURN Weldon Brinton , a Senator from Idaho; born near Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pa., May 23, 1852; attended the public schools, Maplewood…
DOWELL Cassius Clay , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Summerset, Warren
County, Iowa, February 29, 1864; attended the public schools, Baptist College
at Des Moines, Iowa, and…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1951
Party: Democrat CHAPMAN Virgil Munday , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., on March 15, 1895; attended the…
BALDWIN Joseph Clark , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, January 11, 1897;
attended private schools; was graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., in 1916 and from…
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