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ALGenWeb : Biography : John C. Calhoun

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John Caldwell Calhoun, 1782-1850 John C. Calhoun is best remembered as an American statesman and political philosopher. From 1811 until his death, Calhoun served in the federal government -- as congressman, secretary of war, vice president, senator, secretary of state, and again as senator. Born on 18 March 1782 in the Abbeville district of South Carolina, Calhoun was largely self-educated before entering Yale as a junior in 1801. After graduating with honors in 1804, he attended law school in Litchfield, Connecticut, and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1807. His law practice led to service in the South Carolina legislature from 1809 to 1811. There, he helped establish a balance of power between the planters from the tidewater region and piedmont farmers. Calhoun entered the U.S. Read More
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Charles Curtis: Indian Vice-President

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Would any descendants/relatives of Vice-President Charles Curtis please E-mail me? Regarding personal information, only for descendants/Curtis relatives . A. M. Andrews at a.andrews@sbcglobal.net Charles Curtis ; Native-American Indian Vice-President NEW URL - http://www.vpcharlescurtis.net Please change your bookmarks (flag of the Vice-President) Charles Curtis - Vice-President of the United States (1929 - 1933) born Jan. 25, 1860 North Topeka, Kansas died Feb. 8, 1936 Washington D.C. First Native American Kansan to serve in U.S. Senate (Has record of being member of most subcommittees at one time) First to serve as U.S. Republican Senate Majority Leader (By The Way - Bob Dole was the second one) First Republican Floor Leader for U.S. Senate First Native American as Vice-President. Only N Read More
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George Clinton Papers

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William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan George Clinton Papers Clinton, George , ca.1686-1761 Papers, 1697-1759. 6 feet-1759 New York (State), 6 lin. feet Biographical information: George Clinton, a younger son of the 6th earl of Lincoln, was connected by marriage with the duke of Newcastle and Henry Pelham. Clinton served 35 years in the Royal Navy, becoming a rear admiral in 1743 and was governor of Newfoundland, 1732-1741. Through Newcastle, Clinton obtained the governorship of New York in 1741, but did not arrive in the province until 1743. Advised first by Chief Justice James DeLancey, then by Cadwallader Colden, Clinton from 1746 to 1750 fought a vigorous and successful battle in defense of the royal prerogative. During the war with France (King George's War), 1744-1748 Read More
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Online NewsHour: Remembering Spiro Agnew -- September 18, 1996

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--> REMEMBERING AGNEW September 18, 1996 Spiro Agnew, vice president from 1969 through 1973, died yesterday in a hospital in his home state of Maryland. The controversial conservative resigned from the Nixon administration under a flurry of charges. Historian, author and NewsHour regular Haynes Johnson and David Keene, who was Agnew's political assistant at the White House, join Jim Lehrer in remembering Spiro T. Agnew. Browse the NewsHour's In Memoriam section News for Students and Teachers JIM LEHRER: Finally tonight, remembering Spiro Agnew. The 77 year old former Vice President died yesterday afternoon. For five years, from 1969 until he resigned in 1973, he was Richard Nixon's outspoken point man against the media and liberals. He said things like this. SPIRO AGNEW: Ultra-liberalism t Read More
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The New World - Lower Mississippi Delta Region - National Park Service

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Home Library Search Delta Themes The New World The Hernando de Soto Expedition On May 30, 1539, a party of 600 led by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto arrived on the west coast of what is now Florida. For more than four years, while searching for gold and silver, they explored the southeastern region of what was to become the United States of America. Hoping to discover another society that was enriched with stores of precious metals and gems like that of the Incas, de Soto continued the quest. He was disappointed to find, however, that items precious to the peoples of the area consisted of only freshwater pearls, seashells, copper, and mica. Spain's imperial ambitions and interest in the eastern United States waned. Chronicles of the expedition, however, reveal rare descriptions of nativ Read More
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