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... served in the House of Representa- tives from 1855 until 1861 , when he was elect- ed to the U.S. Senate . He served in the Senate until 1897 , except for the years 1877-81 , when he was Pres . Rutherford B. Hayes's secretary of the ...
... served in the House of Representa- tives from 1855 until 1861 , when he was elect- ed to the U.S. Senate . He served in the Senate until 1897 , except for the years 1877-81 , when he was Pres . Rutherford B. Hayes's secretary of the ...
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... served as administrator in the Bechuanaland Protectorate ( now Bot- swana ) from 1885 to 1895 and was closely as- sociated with empire builder Cecil Rhodes . The scion of a naval family , he was educated in the law , which he practiced ...
... served as administrator in the Bechuanaland Protectorate ( now Bot- swana ) from 1885 to 1895 and was closely as- sociated with empire builder Cecil Rhodes . The scion of a naval family , he was educated in the law , which he practiced ...
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Burgoyne at Saratoga , N.Y. , in October 1777 and served in Rhode Island ( 1779 ) and at the Battle of Springfield , N.J. , ( 1780 ) . The same year he was a member of the court - martial that condemned Maj . John André , who served as ...
Burgoyne at Saratoga , N.Y. , in October 1777 and served in Rhode Island ( 1779 ) and at the Battle of Springfield , N.J. , ( 1780 ) . The same year he was a member of the court - martial that condemned Maj . John André , who served as ...
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