Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 60
... Representative in Congress , afterwards a Senator in Congress , and Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Hiester . In 1823 he was a candidate for Governor , and was defeated by John An- drew Shultze . What a flood of events is ...
... Representative in Congress , afterwards a Senator in Congress , and Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Hiester . In 1823 he was a candidate for Governor , and was defeated by John An- drew Shultze . What a flood of events is ...
Page 80
... Representative in Congress from Maine , who was killed in a duel , February 26 , 1838 , at Bladensburg , Md . , by W. J. Graves , Representative in Congress from Kentucky , " for words spoken in debate , " was his cousin . He literally ...
... Representative in Congress from Maine , who was killed in a duel , February 26 , 1838 , at Bladensburg , Md . , by W. J. Graves , Representative in Congress from Kentucky , " for words spoken in debate , " was his cousin . He literally ...
Page 83
... Representative from the Fifth Maine district , was the son - in - law of Senator Chandler , of Michigan . But a coincidence like that of the two Benjamin F. Butlers I have noted is unusual , if not entirely without par- allel . • X ...
... Representative from the Fifth Maine district , was the son - in - law of Senator Chandler , of Michigan . But a coincidence like that of the two Benjamin F. Butlers I have noted is unusual , if not entirely without par- allel . • X ...
Page 103
... " I have just thought of an object to which to compare the House of Representatives : it is like the chimneys to our dwellings ; it carries off the smoke His voice was low , of party , which might EMINENT OLD MEN . 103.
... " I have just thought of an object to which to compare the House of Representatives : it is like the chimneys to our dwellings ; it carries off the smoke His voice was low , of party , which might EMINENT OLD MEN . 103.
Page 111
... from a hand - to - hand struggle with adversity . His father was a mem- ber of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts in 1843 and 1844 , and one of the Constitutional Convention of SOME NEW ENGLAND CHARACTERS . III.
... from a hand - to - hand struggle with adversity . His father was a mem- ber of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts in 1843 and 1844 , and one of the Constitutional Convention of SOME NEW ENGLAND CHARACTERS . III.
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