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Jesse SLOCUMB, Congress, NC (1780-1820)
SLOCUMB Jesse , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spring Bank, Dobbs (later Wayne) County, N.C., in 1780; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held…Jesse WHARTON, Congress, TN (1782-1833)
Senate Years of Service: 1814-1815 Party: Democratic Republican WHARTON Jesse , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Covesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 29, 1782; completed…Memorable Olympic Moments: Jesse Owens, 1936
Track star Jesse Owens defiantly bucks Hitler by Mike Morrison Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. (Source:AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Track & Field Preview…Brown, Ron
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Ron (Ronald Harmon Brown), 1941–96, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Raised in New York City's Harlem, he attended Middlebury College (grad. 1962) and St. John's Law…Hughes, Langston
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Langston (James Langston Hughes), 1902–67, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, b. Joplin, Mo., grad. Lincoln Univ., 1929. He worked at a variety of jobs…Reconstruction Finance Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), former U.S. government agency, created in 1932 by the administration of Herbert Hoover. Its purpose was to facilitate economic activity by…brigandage
(Encyclopedia) brigandagebrigandagebrĭgˈəndĭj [key] [Ital. brigare=to fight], robbery and plundering committed by armed bands, often associated with forests or mountain regions. Social and political…Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Black, Timuel Dixon, Jr., 1918-2021, American social activist and community organizer, b. Birmingham, Al., Roosevelt Univ. (B.A.,…Jesse Olds NORTON, Congress, IL (1812-1875)
NORTON Jesse Olds , a Representative from Illinois; born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., December 25, 1812; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1835; moved to…Jesse Johnson FINLEY, Congress, FL (1812-1904)
FINLEY Jesse Johnson , a Representative from Florida; born near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., November 18, 1812; pursued an academic course; captain of mounted volunteers in the Seminole War in…Trending
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