CORKER, Stephen Alfestus, a Representative from Georgia; born near Waynesboro, Burke County, Ga., May 7, 1830; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
PAIGE, Calvin DeWitt, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., May 20, 1848; attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school;…
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(Encyclopedia) Henry III, 1207–72, king of England (1216–72), son and successor of King John.
Henry III has suffered at the hands of many historians, in part, because of the hostility of…
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TAGGART, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Londonderry, N.H., March 24, 1754; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1774;…
SUMNER, Charles Allen, a Representative from California; born in Great Barrington, Mass., on August 2, 1835; attended Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
BELKNAP, Charles Eugene, a Representative from Michigan; born in Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., October 17, 1846; attended the common schools; Twenty-first Regiment, Michigan Volunteer…
DORSEY, John Lloyd, Jr., a Representative from Kentucky; born in Henderson, Ky., August 10, 1891; educated in the public schools and at Bethel College, Russellville, Ky.; was graduated from…
