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... founded the com- mercial house of Harris & Habersham in 1744 , and con- ducted a large trade with Philadelphia , New York , the New England ports and England . He raised the first cotton in the colony and exported it to England , and ...
... founded the com- mercial house of Harris & Habersham in 1744 , and con- ducted a large trade with Philadelphia , New York , the New England ports and England . He raised the first cotton in the colony and exported it to England , and ...
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... founded the village of Hahnville . He was a representative in the state legislature , 1872-76 ; superintendent of the U.S. mint at New Orleans , 1878 ; U.S. district judge , 1879-85 , and representative from the second dis- trict in the ...
... founded the village of Hahnville . He was a representative in the state legislature , 1872-76 ; superintendent of the U.S. mint at New Orleans , 1878 ; U.S. district judge , 1879-85 , and representative from the second dis- trict in the ...
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... founded and became president of Mt. Hope college , Md . He was pro- fessor of chemistry and pharmacy at the medical department , Columbian university , Washington , D.C. , 1840-43 . He was twice married : first to Fanny , daughter of ...
... founded and became president of Mt. Hope college , Md . He was pro- fessor of chemistry and pharmacy at the medical department , Columbian university , Washington , D.C. , 1840-43 . He was twice married : first to Fanny , daughter of ...
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... founder and presi- dent of the International congress of geologists held in Philadelphia in 1876 ; vice - president rep- resenting the United States at its session in Paris in 1878 , in Bologna in 1881 , and in Berlin in 1885 , and ...
... founder and presi- dent of the International congress of geologists held in Philadelphia in 1876 ; vice - president rep- resenting the United States at its session in Paris in 1878 , in Bologna in 1881 , and in Berlin in 1885 , and ...
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... founded a Baptist academy ; in Kalamazoo he was active in establishing what was afterward Kala- mazoo college ; and in Norwalk he organized and was president of the Norwalk institute , a Baptist seminary . In 1853 he was elected ...
... founded a Baptist academy ; in Kalamazoo he was active in establishing what was afterward Kala- mazoo college ; and in Norwalk he organized and was president of the Norwalk institute , a Baptist seminary . In 1853 he was elected ...
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