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Robbers, Herman
(Encyclopedia) Robbers, HermanRobbers, Hermanhĕrˈmän rôˈbərs [key], 1868–1937, Dutch novelist. A representative of descriptive realism, he wrote De Roman van een Gezin (1909–10; tr. The Fortunes of a…John McKINLEY, Congress, AL (1780-1852)
Senate Years of Service: 1826-1831; 1837-1837 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat McKINLEY John , a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to…Samuel McROBERTS, Congress, IL (1799-1843)
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1843 Party: Democrat McROBERTS Samuel , a Senator from Illinois; born near Maystown, Monroe County, Ill. (then a portion of the Northwest Territory), April 12, 1799…William Ernest MASON, Congress, IL (1850-1921)
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1903 Party: Republican MASON William Ernest , a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Franklinville, Cattaragus County, N.Y., July 7, 1850; moved with…Powhatan ELLIS, Congress, MS (1790-1863)
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1826; 1827-1832 Party: Jacksonian; Jacksonian ELLIS Powhatan , a Senator from Mississippi; born at 'Red Hill,' Amherst County, Va., January 17, 1790; graduated…Walter Terry COLQUITT, Congress, GA (1799-1855)
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1848 Party: Democrat COLQUITT Walter Terry , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Halifax County, Va., December 27, 1799; moved with his parents to…John Thomas DEWEESE, Congress, NC (1835-1906)
DEWEESE John Thomas , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Van Buren, Crawford County, Ark., June 4, 1835; educated at home; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced…Joel Roberts POINSETT, Congress, SC (1779-1851)
POINSETT Joel Roberts , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 2, 1779; spent his early childhood in England; returned to America in 1788; attended private school at…George Grover WRIGHT, Congress, IA (1820-1896)
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877 Party: Republican WRIGHT George Grover , a Senator from Iowa; born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., March 24, 1820; attended private schools and graduated…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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