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Shearer, Hugh Lawson

(Encyclopedia) Shearer, Hugh Lawson, 1923–2004, Jamaican trade unionist and political leader, prime minister (1967–1972). At 17 he started at the Jamaican Worker newspaper, which was associated with…

James HUGHES, Congress, IN (1823-1873)

HUGHES, James, a Representative from Indiana; born in Baltimore County, Md., November 24, 1823; attended the common schools and Indiana University at Bloomington; studied law; was admitted to…

Hugh Lawson WHITE, Congress, TN (1773-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1840Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigWHITE, Hugh Lawson, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Iredell County, N.C., October 30, 1773; moved with his parents…

Hugh Swinton LEGARÉ, Congress, SC (1797-1843)

  LEGARɉ, Hugh Swinton, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 2, 1797; attended Charleston College and the school of Rev. Moses Waddell at Abbeville; was…

Atholston, Hugh Graham, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Atholston, Hugh Graham, 1st BaronAtholston, Hugh Graham, 1st Baronăthˈəlstən [key], 1848–1938, Canadian newspaper publisher. He was the founder and proprietor (1869) of the evening…

Samuel Hughes WOODSON, Congress, MO (1815-1881)

WOODSON, Samuel Hughes, (son of Samuel Hughes Woodson [1777-1827]), a Representative from Missouri; born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 24, 1815; attended the public…

WOODSON, Samuel Hughes, Congress, MO (1815-1881)

WOODSON, Samuel Hughes, (son of Samuel Hughes Woodson [1777-1827]), a Representative from Missouri; born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 24, 1815; attended the public schools…

Dudley Mays HUGHES, Congress, GA (1848-1927)

HUGHES, Dudley Mays, a Representative from Georgia; born in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Ga., October 10, 1848; attended the country schools; was graduated from the University of Georgia at…