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ROGERS, Paul Grant, (son of Dwight L. Rogers), a Representative from Florida; born in Ocilla, Irwin County, Ga., June 4, 1921; B.A., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.,1942; United…
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The US Supreme Court has presided over numerous landmark cases, with many having a significant social, cultural and environmental impact on the United States. Here we provide…
STRONG, James George, a Representative from Kansas; born in Dwight, Livingston County, Ill., April 23, 1870; attended the public schools of Dwight, Ill., 1876-1879, the Episcopal Mission of…
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(Encyclopedia) John, Elton Hercules, 1947–, English popular singer, pianist, and composer, b. Reginald Kenneth Dwight. By the mid-1970s he had become famous presenting his own and other composers'…
