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White, Hugh Lawson

(Encyclopedia) White, Hugh Lawson, 1773–1840, American political leader, b. Iredell co., N.C. He moved (1787) to what is now E Tennessee and served in the wars against the Creek and Cherokee. He was…

Harold Everett HUGHES, Congress, IA (1922-1996)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1975Party: DemocratHUGHES, Harold Everett, a Senator from Iowa; born near Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, February 10, 1922; attended the public schools and the…

Hugh WILLIAMSON, Congress, NC (1735-1819)

WILLIAMSON, Hugh, a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born on Oterara Creek, in West Nottingham Township, Pa., December 5, 1735; attended the common schools; prepared for…

Hugh Alfred BUTLER, Congress, NE (1878-1954)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1954Party: RepublicanBUTLER, Hugh Alfred, a Senator from Nebraska; born on a farm near Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, February 28, 1878; attended the…

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…