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MANNING Vannoy Hartrog (Van) , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Raleigh, Wake County,
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(Encyclopedia) Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1795–1858, American political leader and cabinet officer, b. Columbia co., N.Y. Butler, like his former law associate, Martin Van Buren, was a member of the…
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