Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909: Based Upon the Plan of Benson John Lossing...Harper, 1905 - United States |
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... College in 1803 ; elected to Congress in 1835 ; served until March , 1845 ; during his last term he was speaker of the House . He died Jan. 29 , 1848 . Jones , JOSEPH , jurist ; born in Vir- ginia in 1727 ; elected a member of the House ...
... College in 1803 ; elected to Congress in 1835 ; served until March , 1845 ; during his last term he was speaker of the House . He died Jan. 29 , 1848 . Jones , JOSEPH , jurist ; born in Vir- ginia in 1727 ; elected a member of the House ...
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... College in 1852 , and in the following year became Professor of Geology and Natural History in the University of Georgia . During 1857-69 he was Professor of Chemistry and Geology in the College of South Carolina . In 1862-63 he was a ...
... College in 1852 , and in the following year became Professor of Geology and Natural History in the University of Georgia . During 1857-69 he was Professor of Chemistry and Geology in the College of South Carolina . In 1862-63 he was a ...
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... College in 1756 ; taken pris- oner after the battle of Bunker Hill and confined in Halifax , N. S. , till exchanged in November , 1776. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1776-82 . He favored Gen. Horatio Gates for command ...
... College in 1756 ; taken pris- oner after the battle of Bunker Hill and confined in Halifax , N. S. , till exchanged in November , 1776. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1776-82 . He favored Gen. Horatio Gates for command ...
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