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... studied law , and practised in his native place . He held for a time the office of Prosecutor for the Com- monwealth ; served five years in the Senate of Virginia , and was a Repre- sentative in Congress , from that State , from 1827 to ...
... studied law , and practised in his native place . He held for a time the office of Prosecutor for the Com- monwealth ; served five years in the Senate of Virginia , and was a Repre- sentative in Congress , from that State , from 1827 to ...
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... studied law , but instead of following that pro- fession , turned his attention to agricul- ture ; when quite young , filled various offices in the State Militia ; was a mem- ber of the South Carolina Legislature in 1848 , 1850 , and ...
... studied law , but instead of following that pro- fession , turned his attention to agricul- ture ; when quite young , filled various offices in the State Militia ; was a mem- ber of the South Carolina Legislature in 1848 , 1850 , and ...
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... studied law , and at the same time taught school , and came to the bar in 1842. In 1844 and 1846 he was elected to the Legislature of Michigan ; in 1853 and 1854 was Prose- cuting Attorney for his adopted county ; was a Delegate to the ...
... studied law , and at the same time taught school , and came to the bar in 1842. In 1844 and 1846 he was elected to the Legislature of Michigan ; in 1853 and 1854 was Prose- cuting Attorney for his adopted county ; was a Delegate to the ...
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... studied law in Rochester ; removed to Michigan in 1888 , and commenced the practice of his profession ; was for six years Prose- cuting Attorney for Lenawe County ; was Judge of Probate for four years , and in 1860 was elected a ...
... studied law in Rochester ; removed to Michigan in 1888 , and commenced the practice of his profession ; was for six years Prose- cuting Attorney for Lenawe County ; was Judge of Probate for four years , and in 1860 was elected a ...
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... studied law and admitted to the bar in 1812 ; was for four or five years a member of the Maine Legisla- ture ; and was a Representative in Con- gress , from that State , from 1847 to 1849 . Died May 7 , 1857 , aged sixty - seven years ...
... studied law and admitted to the bar in 1812 ; was for four or five years a member of the Maine Legisla- ture ; and was a Representative in Con- gress , from that State , from 1847 to 1849 . Died May 7 , 1857 , aged sixty - seven years ...
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Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference ... Charles Lanman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference ... Charles Lanman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
Dictionary of the United States Congress: Compiled as a Manual of Reference ... Charles Lanman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1864 |
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Sida 512 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Sida 521 - Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two- thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the /United States ; which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall be valid as part of the said Constitution, viz.
Sida 517 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New...
Sida 201 - This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.
Sida 501 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Sida 499 - Agreeably to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their further consideration the Declaration ; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported that the committee have agreed to a Declaration, which they desired him to report. The Declaration being read, was agreed to as follows : " A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
Sida 502 - Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here.
Sida 226 - ... first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen...
Sida 535 - An act for the cession of ten miles square, or any lesser quantity of territory within this State, to the United States in Congress assembled, for the permanent seat of the general government...
Sida 453 - Buren the vote of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Michigan.