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(Encyclopedia) La Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse deLa Fayette, Marie Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, comtesse demärēˈ mädəlĕnˈ pyôsh də lä vĕrˈnyə, kôntĕsˈ [key]La Fayette,…
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d'Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d'äNrēˈ fēlēpˈ märēˈ prăNsˈ [key]Orléans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d' dôrlāäNˈ [key], 1867–1901,…
OâGRADY, James Mary Early, a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, N.Y., March 31, 1863; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Rochester, New York, in…
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