REUSS Henry Schoellkopf , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
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(Encyclopedia) Allen, Ethan, 1738–89, hero of the American Revolution, leader of the Green Mountain Boys, and promoter of the independence and statehood of Vermont, b. Litchfield (?), Conn. He had…
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