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15 Nov 2018

Austin Augustus King

AUSTIN A. KING was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee on September 21, 1802. His early education was attained in the public schools of his native state. He later studied law,…
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15 Nov 2018

Sterling Price

STERLING PRICE was born in Prince Edward, Virginia on September 11, 1809.His education was attained at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and then…
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15 Nov 2018

Trusten Polk

TRUSTEN POLK was born near Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware on May 29, 1811. His education was attained at Yale University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1831. He studied…
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15 Nov 2018

Hancock Lee Jackson

HANCOCK LEE JACKSON was born in Madison County, Kentucky on May 12, 1796. His education was attained in the public schools of his native state. During the Mexican War, he…
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15 Nov 2018

Robert Marcellus Stewart

ROBERT M. STEWART was born in Truxton, New York on March 12, 1815. His early education was attained in the public schools of New York. He studied law, was admitted…
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15 Nov 2018

Claiborne Fox Jackson

CLAIBORNE FOX JACKSON was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky on April 4, 1806. His education was limited and attained in the public schools of his native state. After moving to Missouri,…
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15 Nov 2018

Hamilton Rowan Gamble

HAMILTON R. GAMBLE was born in Winchester, Virginia on November 29, 1798. His education was attained at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and…
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15 Nov 2018

Willard Preble Hall

WILLARD P. HALL was born in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (West Virginia today) on May 9, 1820. His education was attained at a private school in Baltimore, and at Yale University,…
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15 Nov 2018

Thomas Clement Fletcher

THOMAS C. FLETCHER was born in Herculaneum, Missouri on January 22, 1827. His early education was attained in the public schools of his native state. He studied law, and was…
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15 Nov 2018

Joseph Washington McClurg

JOSEPH W. McCLURG was born in St. Louis County, Missouri Territory on February 22, 1818. His education was attained in Ohio, at the Xenia Academy and later at Oxford College.…
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15 Nov 2018

Benjamin Gratz Brown

BENJAMIN G. BROWN was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 28, 1826. His education was attained at Transylvania University and at Yale University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in…
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15 Nov 2018

Silas Woodson

SILAS WOODSON was born in Knox County, Kentucky on May 18, 1819. His early education was attained in the public schools of his native state. He later studied law, and…
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