The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 5Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1907 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... became a leading lawyer in his State . He was for many years ( 1829-37 , 1845-49 , and 1851-56 ) a promi- nent member of the United States Senate , and in 1849 became Secretary of State in the Cabinet of In 1850 he negotiated with ...
... became a leading lawyer in his State . He was for many years ( 1829-37 , 1845-49 , and 1851-56 ) a promi- nent member of the United States Senate , and in 1849 became Secretary of State in the Cabinet of In 1850 he negotiated with ...
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... became minister of the interior and was elected a member of the Senate , and in the guiding spirit in the Sarrien Cabinet , and in October became the head of a reconstructed cab- inet consisting largely of his personal followers , and ...
... became minister of the interior and was elected a member of the Senate , and in the guiding spirit in the Sarrien Cabinet , and in October became the head of a reconstructed cab- inet consisting largely of his personal followers , and ...
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... became a reporter and staff writer for the Territorial Enterprise , revealing here first to the public his powers of humorously exaggerated description and sarcas- tie wit . From Nevada he followed the trend to San Francisco , tried ...
... became a reporter and staff writer for the Territorial Enterprise , revealing here first to the public his powers of humorously exaggerated description and sarcas- tie wit . From Nevada he followed the trend to San Francisco , tried ...
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... became a member of the Council of Ap- pointment . Up to this time the Governor had ex- ercised the exclusive right to make nominations ; but Clinton vigorously attacked the system , suc- ceeded in 1801 in procuring an amendment to the ...
... became a member of the Council of Ap- pointment . Up to this time the Governor had ex- ercised the exclusive right to make nominations ; but Clinton vigorously attacked the system , suc- ceeded in 1801 in procuring an amendment to the ...
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... became Court painter and valet- de - chambre to Francis I. Two portraits of the King are attributed to him - one representing him as a young man , in the Louvre , and the other representing him as a middle - aged man , in the Pitti ...
... became Court painter and valet- de - chambre to Francis I. Two portraits of the King are attributed to him - one representing him as a young man , in the Louvre , and the other representing him as a middle - aged man , in the Pitti ...
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