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George C. E. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James M. Nabrit (l-r) in front of the Supreme court, after winning…
(Encyclopedia) Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa (Brown), 1825–1921, American Unitarian minister, b. Henrietta, N.Y., grad. Oberlin College, 1847, and Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1850. One of the first…
WHEELER Frank Willis , a Representative from Michigan; born in Chaumont, Jefferson County, N.Y., March
2, 1853; attended the common schools; moved to Michigan in 1864 with his parents, who…
WILLIS Albert Shelby , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Shelbyville, Shelby County,
Ky., January 22, 1843; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the
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WILLIS Jonathan Spencer , a Representative from Delaware; born in Oxford, Talbot County, Md.,
April 5, 1830; attended the district schools and studied under private tutors;
taught school seven…
GARTH William Willis , a Representative from Alabama; born in Morgan County, Ala., October
28, 1828; pursued classical studies in Lagrange, Va., and at Emory and Henry
College, Emory, Va.; studied…
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23, 1809; obtained his early education from his mother and was graduated from
the University of Georgia…
HEFNER, Willie Gathrel (Bill), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Elora, Lincoln County, Tenn., April 11, 1930; attended Elora Elementary School, Elora, Tenn., 1936-1941; graduated…
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