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born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., in 1800;
attended the common schools and was graduated from Princeton College;
studied law;
was…
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Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia University…
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born in Philipsburgh (now Tarrytown), N.Y., March 7, 1770;
completed preparatory studies;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar and…
WARD Artemas, Jr. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Shrewsbury, Mass.,
January 9, 1762; was graduated from Harvard University in 1783; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1783 and…
WHIPPLE Thomas, Jr. , a Representative from New Hampshire;
born in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., in 1787;
completed preparatory studies;
moved to Warren, N.H., in 1811;
studied medicine in…
WISE Robert Ellsworth, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., January 6, 1948; B.A., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1970; J.D., Tulane University School of Law, New…
WOOD Alan, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 6, 1834;
attended private schools;
employed in his father's mill at Delaware Iron Works, near Wilmington, Del…
POST Jotham, Jr. , a Representative from New York;
born near Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y., April 4, 1771;
was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1792;
studied medicine but did…
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