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David Brearley Biography

David Brearleyframer of the Constitution, justiceBorn: 1745Birthplace: Spring Grove, N.J. A lieutenant colonel in the New Jersey Brigade during the Revolutionary War, Brearley became the…

John Blair Biography

John Blairframer of the Constitution, justiceBorn: 1732Birthplace: Williamsburg, Va. Before participating in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Blair helped draw up Virginia's…

John G. Roberts, Jr. Biography

John G. Roberts, Jr.chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court Born: January 27, 1955Birthplace: Buffalo, NY Roberts graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1976, and magna cum laude from Harvard…

Harriet Miers, Biography

Harriet Miers, White House Counsel under President George W. BushBorn: August 10, 1945Birthplace: Dallas Texas Miers, President George W. Bush's chief legal counsel since Feb. 2005, was…

Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Biography

Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitBorn: April 1, 1950Birthplace: Trenton, N.J. Judge Alito was nominated as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court…

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NBCTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.Cast: Al Franken, Miguel Ferrer, Robert Foxworth, Megyn Price, Sanaa Latha, Catherine Lloyd Burns and Ajay Naidu With the media and the White House (ostensibly) on…

James Cameron ALLEN, Congress, IL (1822-1912)

ALLEN James Cameron , a Representative from Illinois; born in Shelby County, Ky., January 29, 1822; attended the public schools; moved to Indiana in 1830; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

Roger Atkinson PRYOR, Congress, VA (1828-1919)

PRYOR Roger Atkinson , a Representative from Virginia; born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., July 19, 1828; was graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, in 1845 and from the…