Senate Years of Service: 1819-1844; 1848-1852Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian; DemocratKING, William Rufus de Vane, a Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and a…
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(Encyclopedia) Alexander (Alexander Obrenović)Alexanderōbrĕˈnəvĭch [key], 1876–1903, king of Serbia (1889–1903), son of King Milan. He succeeded on his father's abdication. Proclaiming himself of age…
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