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John Anthony DURKIN, Congress, NH (1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1975-1980Party: DemocratDURKIN, John Anthony, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., March 29, 1936; attended public schools;…

shrub

(Encyclopedia) shrub, any woody, perennial, bushy plant that branches into several stems or trunks at the base and is smaller than a tree. Shrubs are an important feature of permanent landscape…

Wilmot Proviso

(Encyclopedia) Wilmot Proviso, 1846, amendment to a bill put before the U.S. House of Representatives during the Mexican War; it provided an appropriation of $2 million to enable President Polk to…