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Page 1869
... district school and engaged with his father in railroad building . In 1856 he left home and by working his passage on a schooner reached Muskegon , Mich . , where he was employed in a lumber yard and in the fall went into the woods ...
... district school and engaged with his father in railroad building . In 1856 he left home and by working his passage on a schooner reached Muskegon , Mich . , where he was employed in a lumber yard and in the fall went into the woods ...
Page 1875
... district of Iowa in the 53d , 54th and 55th con- gresses , 1893-99 . HAGER , John Sharpenstein , senator , was born in Morris county , N.J. , March 12 , 1818. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey , A.B. , 1836 ; A.M. , 1839 ...
... district of Iowa in the 53d , 54th and 55th con- gresses , 1893-99 . HAGER , John Sharpenstein , senator , was born in Morris county , N.J. , March 12 , 1818. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey , A.B. , 1836 ; A.M. , 1839 ...
Page 1877
... district , S.C. , Feb. 21 , 1829. He was the son of an extensive planter , and grandson of Johnson Hagood ( 1771-1816 ) , lawyer , scientist and planter . He was graduated at the South Carolina military academy in 1847 , and was a ...
... district , S.C. , Feb. 21 , 1829. He was the son of an extensive planter , and grandson of Johnson Hagood ( 1771-1816 ) , lawyer , scientist and planter . He was graduated at the South Carolina military academy in 1847 , and was a ...
Page 1881
... district judge , 1879-85 , and representative from the second dis- trict in the 49th congress , 1885-86 . He died in Washington , D.C. , March 15 , 1886 . HAID , Leo , R.C. bishop , was born in Unity township , Westmoreland county , Pa ...
... district judge , 1879-85 , and representative from the second dis- trict in the 49th congress , 1885-86 . He died in Washington , D.C. , March 15 , 1886 . HAID , Leo , R.C. bishop , was born in Unity township , Westmoreland county , Pa ...
Page 1883
... district judge in 1862 , and he resigned in 1867 to accept the governorship of the state to which he was elected by the Democratic party . He served as governor , 1867-71 , and in the elec- tion of 1870 was defeated by Newton Booth . He ...
... district judge in 1862 , and he resigned in 1867 to accept the governorship of the state to which he was elected by the Democratic party . He served as governor , 1867-71 , and in the elec- tion of 1870 was defeated by Newton Booth . He ...
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