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Robert Treat PAINE, Congress, NC (1812-1872)

PAINE Robert Treat , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812; attended private schools and was graduated from Washington (now Trinity) College…

Beriah PALMER, Congress, NY (1740-1812)

PALMER Beriah , a Representative from New York; born in Bristol County, Mass., in 1740; attended the common schools; moved to Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y., in 1769; studied law; was admitted…

PAINE, Robert Treat, Congress, NC (1812-1872)

PAINE, Robert Treat, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., February 18, 1812; attended private schools and was graduated from Washington (now Trinity)…

Curtis, George Ticknor

(Encyclopedia) Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812–94, American lawyer and writer, b. Watertown, Mass. A highly successful patent attorney, Curtis served in the Massachusetts legislature (1840–43) and as U.…

Alvear, Carlos María de

(Encyclopedia) Alvear, Carlos María deAlvear, Carlos María dekärˈlōs märēˈä dā älvāärˈ [key], 1789–1852, Argentine general and statesman. After distinguished service with the Spanish army in Europe,…

Flagg, Azariah Cutting

(Encyclopedia) Flagg, Azariah Cutting, 1790–1873, American political leader, b. Orwell, Vt. He fought in the War of 1812, was editor of the Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Republican until 1825, and was elected (…

Marmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de

(Encyclopedia) Marmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse deMarmont, Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse deōgüstˈ frādārēkˈ lwē vyĕs də märmôNˈ [key], 1774–1852, marshal of France. He fought with Napoleon in…

Roger GRISWOLD, Congress, CT (1762-1812)

GRISWOLD Roger , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lyme, New London County, Conn., May 21, 1762; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1780; studied law; was…

Felix Kirk ZOLLICOFFER, Congress, TN (1812-1862)

ZOLLICOFFER Felix Kirk , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1812; attended the ``old field'' schools and Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn.; became a…