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moved to Somerset, Ohio;
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born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., March 6, 1793;
attended the common schools;
engaged in mercantile pursuits;
member of the State house of…
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from New Bloomfield Academy;…
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born near Landisburg, Perry County, Pa., in 1800;
attended the common schools;
first clerk to county commissioner of Perry County 1820-1823;…
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