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William Savin FULTON, Congress, AR (1795-1844)
Senate Years of Service: 1836-1844 Party: Jackson Democrat; Democrat FULTON William Savin , a Senator from Arkansas; born in Cecil County, Md., June 2, 1795; pursued classical studies and…Montfort STOKES, Congress, NC (1762-1842)
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1823 Party: Democratic Republican STOKES Montfort , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Lunenburg County, Va., March 12, 1762; served in the Revolutionary War…Morganton
(Encyclopedia) Morganton, town (1990 pop. 15,085), seat of Burke co., W N.C., on the Catawba River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mts.; founded 1784, inc. 1885. A lake resort town, it also has…Raytown
(Encyclopedia) RaytownRaytownrāˈtounˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 30,061), Jackson co., W central Mo., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1950. It was the first stop on the Santa Fe Trail out of…Lindsey, Benjamin Barr
(Encyclopedia) Lindsey, Benjamin Barr (Ben Lindsey), 1869–1943, American judge and reformer, b. Jackson, Tenn. As judge of the juvenile court of Denver from 1900 to 1927, he founded the American…Wyoming, University of
(Encyclopedia) Wyoming, University of, at Laramie; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1886, opened 1887. The Rocky Mt. Herbarium, which has an outstanding collection of plants…Daniel Ray COATS, Congress, IN (1943)
Senate Years of Service: 1989-1999, 2011-2017 Party: Republican COATS Daniel Ray , a Senator and a Representative from Indiana; born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 16, 1943; attended the…Hearne, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Hearne, SamuelHearne, Samuelhûrn [key], 1745–92, British fur trader, explorer in N Canada. He entered the British navy at the age of 11 and saw service in the naval battles of the…Randolph, John
(Encyclopedia) Randolph, John, 1773–1833, American legislator, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, b. Prince George co., Va. He briefly studied law under his cousin Edmund Randolph. He served in the U…Jones, Casey
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Casey, 1864–1900, American locomotive engineer celebrated in ballad and song, probably b. Jordan, Fulton co., Ky. His real name was John Luther Jones, but at the age of 17 he…Trending
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