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(Encyclopedia) Homestead Act, 1862, passed by the U.S. Congress. It provided for the transfer of 160 acres (65 hectares) of unoccupied public land to each homesteader on payment of a nominal fee…Moore, John Bassett
(Encyclopedia) Moore, John Bassett, 1860–1947, American authority on international law, b. Smyrna, Del. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1883. He was (1885–86) a law clerk in the Dept. of State…Parks, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Parks, Gordon (Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks), 1912–2006, African-American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer, b. Fort Scott, Kans. Parks purchased his first camera…Neagle, John
(Encyclopedia) Neagle, JohnNeagle, Johnnēˈgəl [key], 1796–1865, American portrait painter, b. Boston. He was reared in Philadelphia, where he was apprentice to a coach painter. After travel in the…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: James Buchanan
Franklin Pierce Abraham Lincoln James Buchanan Inaugural Address Wednesday, March 4, 1857 Fellow-Citizens: I APPEAR before you this day to take the solemn oath "that I will…James Buchanan RICHMOND, Congress, VA (1842-1910)
RICHMOND James Buchanan , a Representative from Virginia; born in Turkey Cove, Lee County, Va., February 27, 1842; attended Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.; studied law; was admitted to the…John Buchanan ROBINSON, Congress, PA (1846-1933)
ROBINSON John Buchanan , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allegheny City, Pa., May 23, 1846; studied with a private tutor at the University of Pittsburgh, and Amherst (Mass.) College;…Joel Buchanan DANNER, Congress, PA (1804-1885)
DANNER Joel Buchanan , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Liberty, Md., in 1804; engaged in the hardware business and carriage building at Gettysburg, Pa.; justice of the peace; elected…James Paul BUCHANAN, Congress, TX (1867-1937)
BUCHANAN James Paul , a Representative from Texas; born in Midway, Orangeburg County, S.C., April 30, 1867; moved to Texas in 1867 with his parents, who settled near Chapel Hill, Washington County…John Alexander BUCHANAN, Congress, VA (1843-1921)
BUCHANAN John Alexander , a Representative from Virginia; born near Groseclose, Smyth County, Va., October 7, 1843; attended the ``old field'' school and the local academies at Chatham Hill and…Trending
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