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1920 Iraq comes under British mandate after the fall of the Ottoman empire in 1918. 1921…
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Senate Years of Service: 1857-1863Party: RepublicanKING, Preston, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Ogdensburg, N.Y., October 14, 1806; pursued classical studies and…
