Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... seat . It is needless to add that the resolution was imme- diately rejected by unanimous vote . Two - thirds of a century ago the Hon . John P. Kennedy wrote of the lawyers of his day : " The feelings , habits , and associations of the ...
... seat . It is needless to add that the resolution was imme- diately rejected by unanimous vote . Two - thirds of a century ago the Hon . John P. Kennedy wrote of the lawyers of his day : " The feelings , habits , and associations of the ...
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... seat was just across the aisle from that of Mr. Blaine . When introduced , I handed him letters of introduction from two of his college classmates , the Hon . Robert E. Williams and the Rev. John Y. Calhoun . After reading the letters ...
... seat was just across the aisle from that of Mr. Blaine . When introduced , I handed him letters of introduction from two of his college classmates , the Hon . Robert E. Williams and the Rev. John Y. Calhoun . After reading the letters ...
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... seat . While by no means taking the highest rank as a debater , he was familiar with the complicated rules governing the House , and his opinion challenged the highest respect . He and Mr. Blaine were the only members of that House who ...
... seat . While by no means taking the highest rank as a debater , he was familiar with the complicated rules governing the House , and his opinion challenged the highest respect . He and Mr. Blaine were the only members of that House who ...
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... seat in the House , and cast in his fortunes with the South . He was early selected a member of the Davis Cabinet , and continued to discharge the duties of Postmaster- General until the fall of the Confederacy . He was a citizen of ...
... seat in the House , and cast in his fortunes with the South . He was early selected a member of the Davis Cabinet , and continued to discharge the duties of Postmaster- General until the fall of the Confederacy . He was a citizen of ...
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... seat ! " The Hon . David Dudley Field , elected to fill a vacancy , was a Representative from the city of New York during the closing session of the forty - fourth Congress . He was an eminent lawyer , and , at the time , stood at the ...
... seat ! " The Hon . David Dudley Field , elected to fill a vacancy , was a Representative from the city of New York during the closing session of the forty - fourth Congress . He was an eminent lawyer , and , at the time , stood at the ...
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