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Brewer's: Corn-Law Rhymer
Ebenezer Elliot, who wrote philippics against the corn laws (1781-1849). “Is not the corn-law rhymer already a king?” —Carlyle. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Cabinet Members Under Buchanan
Secretary of State Lewis Cass, 1857Jeremiah S. Black, 1860Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb, 1857Philip F. Thomas, 1860John A. Dix, 1861Secretary of War John B. Floyd, 1857Joseph Holt,…John TIPTON, Congress, IN (1786-1839)
Senate Years of Service: 1832-1839 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat TIPTON John , a Senator from Indiana; born near Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., August 14, 1786; received a limited schooling…William Harrell FELTON, Congress, GA (1823-1909)
FELTON William Harrell , a Representative from Georgia; born near Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 19, 1823; attended the common and primary schools; was graduated from the University of…Mark ANDREWS, Congress, ND (1926)
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987 Party: Republican ANDREWS Mark , A Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Cass County, N.Dak., May 19, 1926; attended the public schools; served…Louis Benjamin HANNA, Congress, ND (1861-1948)
HANNA Louis Benjamin , a Representative from North Dakota; born in New Brighton, Beaver County, Pa., August 9, 1861; attended the common schools of Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York; moved to…Hazel Hempel ABEL, Congress, NE (1888-1966)
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954 Party: Republican ABEL Hazel Hempel , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr., July 10, 1888; attended the public schools of Omaha, Nebr…Brewer's: Red Button
(A). A mandarin of the first class, whose badge of honour is a red button in his cap. “An interview was granted to the admiral [Elliot] by Kishen, the imperial commissioner, the third man…1962 Tony Awards
PlayA Man for All SeasonsMusicalHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingActor—PlayPaul Scofield, A Man for All SeasonsActress—PlayMargaret Leighton, Night of the IguanaSupporting or…Third Parties
Learn about the history of third party participation in U.S. elections. Sources: Ralph Nader: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Eugene Debs: AP Photo; Victoria Woodhull: WikiCommons; Theodore…Trending
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