Dictionary of the United States Congress: Containing Biographical Sketches of Its Members from the Foundation of the Government ; with an Appendixauthor, 1859 - 693 páginas |
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... College , New Jer- sey , in 1833 ; studied law , and was admitted to the bar in 1837 ; and is a Representative in the Thirty - fifth Congress , from New Jersey , serving as Chairman of the Committee on Engraving . He has also been ...
... College , New Jer- sey , in 1833 ; studied law , and was admitted to the bar in 1837 ; and is a Representative in the Thirty - fifth Congress , from New Jersey , serving as Chairman of the Committee on Engraving . He has also been ...
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... College , Maine , in 1834 ; was admitted to practice law at Portland , Maine , in 1837. In the winter of 1838-39 he became editor of a Democratic newspaper in that city , ( The Eastern Argus , ) and continued to be its editor for the ...
... College , Maine , in 1834 ; was admitted to practice law at Portland , Maine , in 1837. In the winter of 1838-39 he became editor of a Democratic newspaper in that city , ( The Eastern Argus , ) and continued to be its editor for the ...
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... College in 1823 ; stu- died law and settled in Springfield in 1828. He served in the State Legislature during the years 1833 , 1835 , 1836 , 1838 , and 1841 , offici- ating as Speaker of the House in the latter year . He was a Repre ...
... College in 1823 ; stu- died law and settled in Springfield in 1828. He served in the State Legislature during the years 1833 , 1835 , 1836 , 1838 , and 1841 , offici- ating as Speaker of the House in the latter year . He was a Repre ...
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... College in 1794 ; the son of John Bacon ; and a Re- presentative in Congress , from Mas- sachusetts , from 1807 to 1813 . BACON , JOHN . He was born in Canterbury , Con- necticut ; graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1765 ...
... College in 1794 ; the son of John Bacon ; and a Re- presentative in Congress , from Mas- sachusetts , from 1807 to 1813 . BACON , JOHN . He was born in Canterbury , Con- necticut ; graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1765 ...
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... College in 1822 ; and was a Representative in Con- gress , from his native State , from 1841 to 1845 . BALDWIN , ABRAHAM . Was a native of Connecticut , and a graduate of Yale College in 1772 , and from 1775 to 1779 he was a tutor in ...
... College in 1822 ; and was a Representative in Con- gress , from his native State , from 1841 to 1845 . BALDWIN , ABRAHAM . Was a native of Connecticut , and a graduate of Yale College in 1772 , and from 1775 to 1779 he was a tutor in ...
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Página 125 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Página 111 - SECT. 4. The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.
Página 115 - States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President, the person having the greatest number of votes of the Electors shall be the Vice-President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice-President.] The Congress may determine the time of choosing the Electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United...
Página 124 - ARTICLES IN ADDITION TO, AND AMENDMENT OF, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PROPOSED BY CONGRESS, AND RATIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURES OF THE SEVERAL STATES PURSUANT TO THE FIFTH ARTICLE OF THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION : Article I.
Página 121 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Página 118 - States concerned, as well as of the Congress. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular State. SECT. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion ; and on...
Página 124 - RESOLVED, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, that the following articles be proposed to the legislatures of the several States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States...
Página 110 - No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen. The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
Página 265 - This committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston.
Página 117 - No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor; but shall be delivered up, on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due. SECT. 3. New states may be admitted by the congress into this Union; but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state, nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states...