Senate Years of Service: 1852-1852Party: DemocratMERIWETHER, David, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800; moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Ky., in…
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U.S. public official, diplomat, educatorBorn: 12/14/1829Birthplace: Louisa County, Va. Langston was the son of Ralph Quarles, a white plantation owner, and Jane Langston, a Black slave. After his…
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1852 Party: Democrat MERIWETHER, David, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800; moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Ky.,…
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(Encyclopedia) Globe Theatre, London playhouse, built in 1598, where most of Shakespeare's plays were first presented. It burned in 1613, was rebuilt in 1614, and was destroyed by the Puritans in…
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