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Aaron Augustus SARGENT, Congress, CA (1827-1887)
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879 Party: Republican SARGENT Aaron Augustus , a Representative and a Senator from California; born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., September 28, 1827; attended…Galusha Aaron GROW, Congress, PA (1823-1907)
GROW Galusha Aaron , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ashford (now Eastford), Windham County, Conn., August 31, 1823; moved to Glenwood, Susquehanna County, Pa., in May 1834; attended…Aaron HACKLEY, Jr., Congress, NY (1783-1868)
HACKLEY Aaron, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., May 6, 1783; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown,…Aaron Fletcher STEVENS, Congress, NH (1819-1887)
STEVENS Aaron Fletcher , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., August 9, 1819; attended Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H., and Crosby's Nashua Literary…Gibbons v. Ogden
(Encyclopedia) Gibbons v. Ogden, case decided in 1824 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Aaron Ogden, the plaintiff, had purchased an interest in the monopoly to operate steamboats that New York state had…Leviticus
(Encyclopedia) LeviticusLeviticuslĭvĭtˈəkəs [key], book of the Bible, 3d of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. It is in essence a collection of…Franklin, Rosalind Elsie
(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Rosalind Elsie, 1920–58, English molecular biologist and chemist, grad. Newnham College, Cambridge (1941). She spent most of the war years (1942–45) working for the British…Vanderlyn, John
(Encyclopedia) Vanderlyn, JohnVanderlyn, Johnvănˈdərlĭn [key], 1776–1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart…Willet, Marinus
(Encyclopedia) Willet, MarinusWillet, Marinusmərēˈnəs wĭlˈĭt [key], 1740–1830, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Jamaica, N.Y. In the French and Indian War he was (1758) a member of the expeditions…Aaron Van Schaick COCHRANE, Congress, NY (1858-1943)
COCHRANE Aaron Van Schaick , a Representative from New York; born in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., March 14, 1858; attended the common schools and the Hudson River Institute at Claverack, N.Y…Trending
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