(Encyclopedia) Mason, George, 1725–92, American political leader, b. Fairfax co., Va. He was one of the most affluent of the colonial Virginia planters. In his triple capacity as trustee of…
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Senate Years of Service: 1941-1952Party: RepublicanBREWSTER, Ralph Owen, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, February 22, 1888; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1938-1947Party: DemocratMEAD, James Michael, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, N.Y., December 27, 1885; moved to…
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