(Encyclopedia) Perón, Eva Duarte dePerón, Eva Duarte deāˈvä d&oomacr;ärˈtā ᵺā pĕrōnˈ [key], 1919–52, Argentine political leader. The second wife of Juan Perón, whom she married in 1945, she…
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HALSTEAD, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 4, 1794; was graduated from Princeton College in 1812; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816 and…
BARRINGER, Daniel Moreau, (nephew of Daniel Laurens Barringer), a Representative from North Carolina; born at âPoplar Grove,â near Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., July 30, 1806; was…
MARSH, George Perkins, (son of Charles Marsh), a Representative from Vermont; born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., March 15, 1801; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…
LAWRENCE, Abbott, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Groton, Mass., December 16, 1792; attended Groton Academy; became a merchant and importer in Boston; member of the Boston Common…
JENNINGS, John, Jr., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Jacksboro, Campbell County, Tenn., June 6, 1880; attended the public schools and American Temperance University, Harriman, Tenn.;…
FORWARD, Walter, (brother of Chauncey Forward), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Granby, Conn., January 24, 1786; attended the common schools; moved with his father to Aurora,…
SWING, Philip David, a Representative from California; born in San Bernardino, Calif., November 30, 1884; attended the public schools and was graduated from Stanford University in 1905; first…
