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Platt, Orville Hitchcock
(Encyclopedia) Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827–1905, U.S. Senator (1879–1905), b. Washington, Litchfield co., Conn. Platt held many public offices in Connecticut before he served in the U.S. Senate.…Biographies: Notable Business Biographies
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(Encyclopedia) Whiskey Ring, in U.S. history, a group of distillers and public officials who defrauded the federal government of liquor taxes. Soon after the Civil War these taxes were raised very…Orville ROBINSON, Congress, NY (1801-1882)
ROBINSON Orville , a Representative from New York; born in Richfield, Oswego County, N.Y., October 28, 1801; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1827 and…Orville HUNGERFORD, Congress, NY (1790-1851)
HUNGERFORD Orville , a Representative from New York; born in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., October 29, 1790; attended the public schools; moved with his father to Watertown, N.Y., in 1804…Orville ZIMMERMAN, Congress, MO (1880-1948)
ZIMMERMAN Orville , a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Glenallen, Bollinger County, Mo., December 31, 1880; attended the public schools and Mayfield-Smith Academy, Marble Hill, Mo…Douglas, William Orville
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later…Orville Hitchcock PLATT, Congress, CT (1827-1905)
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1905 Party: Republican PLATT Orville Hitchcock , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Washington, Litchfield County, Conn., July 19, 1827; attended the common…Orville Hickman BROWNING, Congress, IL (1806-1881)
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1863 Party: Republican BROWNING Orville Hickman , a Senator from Illinois; born in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., February 10, 1806; attended Augusta College;…Charles Orville WHITLEY, Congress, NC (1927-2002)
WHITLEY Charles Orville , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Siler City, Chatham County, N.C., January 3, 1927; graduated from Siler City High School, Siler City, N.C., 1943; B.A., Wake…Trending
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