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Jefferson Davis, a senator from Mississippi who was elected president of the Confederate States of America. , US Senator from Mississippi.
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(1829-1908) American lawyer and senator famous four framing the Bland-Allison silver bill of 1878. US Senator from Iowa.
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William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 - February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as US Secretary of State, US Attorney General and US Senator from New York.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: William Blount Mansion
The home of William Blount from 1792 to his death in 1800. A veteran of the Congress of the Confederation and the Constitutional Convention where he represented North Carolina, Blount then became governor of the Southwest Territory, led...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Utah: Reed O. Smoot House
The home of Reed Smoot from 1892 to his death in 1941. Smoot was a prominent US Senator best known for advocacy of protectionism and the Hawley-Smoot Tariff.
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(1821-1891) US Senator from Maryland.
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(1826-1895) Confederate soldier and US senator from Virginia.
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US Senator from Massachusetts who served during the Spanish American War.
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(1828-1919) US Senator from Vermont.
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(1830-1904) A US Senator from Missouri from 1879 until 1903, known for his skills in oration and debate.
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A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times but was unsuccessful. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Representative, , US Senator from Kentucky.
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(1808-1889) President of the Confederate States of America. US Senator from Mississippi
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(1826-1886) American soldier and statesman who fought in the Mexican War. US Senator from Illinois.
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(1827-1905) US Senator from Connecticut.
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(1756-1836) New Your State Attorney General, US Senator from New York, American vice-president 1801 - 1805
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(1826-1919) US senator of Vermont who was the Author of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 and coauthor of the Sherman Antitrust Act
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(1752-1816) United States diplomat and statesman and the New York delegate to the Continental Congress. US Senator from New York.
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