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DELANEY, John Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 21, 1878; attended St. Annâs Parochial School and St. Jamesâ Academy, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Manhattan…
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BUTLER, William, (father of William Butler [1790-1850] and Andrew Pickens Butler and grandfather of Matthew Calbraith Butler), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Prince William County…
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