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TURNER, James, Congress, NC (1766-1824)

Senate Years of Service: 1805-1816 Party: Democratic Republican TURNER, James, (father of Daniel Turner), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Southampton County, Va., December 20, 1766;…

Smith Spangler TURNER, Congress, VA (1842-1898)

TURNER, Smith Spangler, a Representative from Virginia; born in Warren County, Va., November 21, 1842; cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., when the Civil War commenced,…

Joel Funk ASPER, Congress, MO (1822-1872)

ASPER, Joel Funk, a Representative from Missouri; born in Adams County, Pa., April 20, 1822; moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Trumbull County in 1827; attended the public schools…

James Franklin HANLY, Congress, IN (1863-1920)

HANLY, James Franklin, a Representative from Indiana; born near St. Joseph, Champaign County, Ill., April 4, 1863; attended the common schools and the Eastern Illinois Normal School at…

Micajah Thomas HAWKINS, Congress, NC (1790-1858)

HAWKINS, Micajah Thomas, (nephew of Benjamin Hawkins and Nathaniel Macon), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., May 20, 1790; attended the Warrenton…

Grey, Charles Grey, 2d Earl

(Encyclopedia) Grey, Charles Grey, 2d Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman. Elected to Parliament in 1786, he was one of those appointed to manage the impeachment of Warren Hastings. From 1792 he was a…

Gideon v. Wainwright

(Encyclopedia) Gideon v. Wainwright, case decided in 1963 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Clarence Earl Gideon was convicted of a felony in a Florida court. He had defended himself after being denied a…

Mason, James Murray

(Encyclopedia) Mason, James Murray, 1798–1871, U.S. Senator and Confederate diplomat, b. Georgetown, D.C.; grandson of George Mason. He began to practice law in Winchester, Va., in 1820. Mason served…

Wallace, Henry Cantwell

(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866–1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet officer, b. Rock Island, Ill., grad. Iowa State College of Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of…