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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,…

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…

Ely MOORE, Congress, NY (1798-1860)

MOORE, Ely, a Representative from New York; born near Belvidere, Warren County, N.J., July 4, 1798; attended the public schools; moved to New York City; studied medicine, but did not engage in…

William Huston NATCHER, Congress, KY (1909-1994)

NATCHER, William Huston, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909; attended the public schools and received high school education at Ogden…

Charles Germman BURTON, Congress, MO (1846-1926)

BURTON, Charles Germman, a Representative from Missouri; born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 4, 1846; moved to Warren, Ohio, and attended the public schools; enlisted as a private September 7, 1861…

Benjamin BUTTERWORTH, Congress, OH (1837-1898)

BUTTERWORTH, Benjamin, a Representative from Ohio; born near Maineville, Warren County, Ohio, October 22, 1837; attended the common schools of Warren County, the academy in Maineville, Ohio,…

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…

Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron, 1731–1806, lord chancellor of England. Called to the bar in 1754, he enjoyed considerable success in legal practice. He was made a king's counsel in…