LONG, Jill Lynette, a Representative from Indiana; born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., July 15, 1952; graduated from Columbia City Joint High School, Columbia City, Ind.; B.S., Valparaiso…
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Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1799-1805Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic RepublicanCOCKE, William, (father of John Cocke and grandfather of William Michael Cocke), a Senator from…
Senate Years of Service: 1969-1974Party: RepublicanSAXBE, William Bart, a Senator from Ohio; born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, June 24, 1916; attended the public schools in…
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(Encyclopedia) Jay's Treaty, concluded in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain to settle difficulties arising mainly out of violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and to regulate…
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