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STANDIFER James Israel , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Virginia, probably in 1782; attended the
common schools and was graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville; elected…
LASH Israel George , a Representative from North Carolina;
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attended the common schools and the local academy in his native city;
engaged…
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born in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, January 12, 1873;
attended the public schools, and was graduated from the Ohio University at Athens in 1895…
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1858; moved to Brooklyn in September 1887; attended the public schools and
Cooper Institute, New York…
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N.Y., June 30, 1808; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Union
College, Schenectady, N.Y., in…
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