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BOOTH, EDWIN (1833-93) American Shakespearean Actor; Older brother of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865# boothe
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BOOTH, JOHN WILKES (1838-65) American Stage Actor; Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865# boothjw
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BORGLUM, GUTZON (1871-1941) American Artist & Sculptor, known for sculpting Mount Rushmore# borglumgutzon
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BORMANN, MARTIN (1900-45) Nazi Party Official; Private Secretary to Adolf Hitler# bormannmartin
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BOTELER, ALEXANDER R. (1815-92) Confederate Congressman - Virginia; Confederate Colonel & Aide-de-camp on the Staff of Stonewall Jackson; U.S. Representative – Virginia - 1859-61# botelerar
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BOTHA, PIETR WILLEM (1916-2006) Prime Minister of South Africa – 1978-84; President of South Africa – 1984-89# bothapw
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BOUCHARDON, EDME (1698-1762) French Sculptor# bouchardone
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BOUCHER, FRANCOIS (1703-70) French Painter# boucherf
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BOUDINOT, ELIAS (1740-1821) President of the Continental Congress – 1782-83; U.S. Congressman – New Jersey – 1789-95 # boudinotelias
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BOUTON, EDWARD (1834-1921) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel – 59th U.S. Colored Infantry# boutonedward
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BOWEN, JOHN STEVENS (1830-63) Confederate Major General – Missouri# bowenjohnstevens
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BOWLLY, ALBERT A. (1898-1941) Mozambican-born South African/British Vocalist and Jazz Guitarist # bowllyaa
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BOYD, JOHN H. (1799-1868) U.S. Congressman – New York – 1857-59# boydjh
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BOYD, LINN (1800-59) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives – 1851-55; U.S. Congressman – Kentucky – 1835-37 & 1839-55# boydl
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BOYINGTON, WILLIAM W. (1818-98) Prominent Architect in Chicago, Illinois; Mayor of Highland Park, Illinois# boyingtonwilliamw
Designed dozens of buildings, large and small, in Chicago and across the Midwest, including the cities of Des Moines, Iowa; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Joliet, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois, along with the fire-proof jail in Pike County, Pittsfield, Illinois
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BRADFORD, WILLIAM (1590-1657) English Puritan; A founder of Plymouth Colony, for which he served several terms as Governor – 1621-57 # bradfordw
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BRADLEY, DAVID (1811-99) Early Settler & Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements in Chicago, Illinois; Designed and manufactured a steel moldboard plow, “The Garden City Clipper,” in the 1830s# bradleydavid
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BRADLEY, OMAR N. (1893-1981) U.S. Army General; Served in World War II and became the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff# bradleyomarn
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BRADLEY, THOMAS W. (1844-1920) Union Captain – 124th New York Infantry, the “Orange Blossoms” Regiment; Wounded at the Civil War Battles of Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Boydton Plank Road# bradleythomasw
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BRADSBY, RICHARD (1797-1875) Veteran of the Black Hawk War, served with Abraham Lincoln in the Illinois Militia; Renowned judge in St. Clair County, Illinois# bradsbyrichard
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