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Hugh CAPERTON, Congress, VA (1781-1847)

CAPERTON Hugh , a Representative from Virginia; born in Greenbrier County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 17, 1781; was a planter and also engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to Monroe County…

Hugh Leo CAREY, Congress, NY (1919)

CAREY Hugh Leo , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 11, 1919; graduated from St. John's College and from the law school of the same college, LL.B., 1951;…

Hugh BUCHANAN, Congress, GA (1823-1890)

BUCHANAN Hugh , a Representative from Georgia; born in Argyleshire, Scotland, September 15, 1823; immigrated to the United States and settled in Vermont; attended the public schools of that State…

Hugh PETERSON, Congress, GA (1898-1961)

PETERSON Hugh , a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Ailey, Montgomery County, Ga., August 21, 1898; attended the public schools, Brewton Parker Institute, Mount Vernon-Ailey, Ga.,…

Hugh James SAXTON, Congress, NJ (1943)

SAXTON Hugh James , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Nicholson, Wyoming County, Pa., January 22, 1943; graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School, Factoryville, Pa., 1961; B.A., East…

Hugh WHITE, Congress, NY (1798-1870)

WHITE Hugh , a Representative from New York; born in Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y., on December 25, 1798; attended the common schools; was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1823…

Hugh WILLIAMSON, Congress, NC (1735-1819)

WILLIAMSON Hugh , a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born on Oterara Creek, in West Nottingham Township, Pa., December 5, 1735; attended the common schools; prepared for college…

White, Hugh Lawson

(Encyclopedia) White, Hugh Lawson, 1773–1840, American political leader, b. Iredell co., N.C. He moved (1787) to what is now E Tennessee and served in the wars against the Creek and Cherokee. He was…

Shearer, Hugh Lawson

(Encyclopedia) Shearer, Hugh Lawson, 1923–2004, Jamaican trade unionist and political leader, prime minister (1967–1972). At 17 he started at the Jamaican Worker newspaper, which was associated with…

Croker, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Croker, Richard, 1841–1922, American politician, head of Tammany Hall from 1886 to 1902, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He became prominent as Democratic leader of New York City's East Side and…