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... served as a member of the Public Lands Commission , which he initiated in 1903 , and the Inland Waterways Commission ( 1908 ) . In 1908 he became chairman of the National Conservation Commission . He founded the Yale School of Forestry ...
... served as a member of the Public Lands Commission , which he initiated in 1903 , and the Inland Waterways Commission ( 1908 ) . In 1908 he became chairman of the National Conservation Commission . He founded the Yale School of Forestry ...
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... served as president of the Third Re- public . Raymond Poincaré , 1913 H. Roger - Viollet The son of an engineer , he was educated at the École Polytechnique . After studying law at the University of Paris , he was in 1882 admit- ted to ...
... served as president of the Third Re- public . Raymond Poincaré , 1913 H. Roger - Viollet The son of an engineer , he was educated at the École Polytechnique . After studying law at the University of Paris , he was in 1882 admit- ted to ...
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who served for nearly 30 years and who , as speaker of the House of Representatives ( 1876-81 ) , codified the rules of the House and strengthened the role of speaker . Randall , a Democrat , served on the Philadel- phia City Council ...
who served for nearly 30 years and who , as speaker of the House of Representatives ( 1876-81 ) , codified the rules of the House and strengthened the role of speaker . Randall , a Democrat , served on the Philadel- phia City Council ...
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