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BRISTOW, BENJAMIN HELM (1832-96) U.S. Treasury Secretary 1874-76; Union Colonel during the American Civil War, wounded at the Battle of Shiloh # bristowbh
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BROCK, WILLIAM EMERSON (1872-1950) U.S. Senator - Tennessee - 1929 to 1931 # brockwe
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BRODERICK, CASE (1839-1920) U.S. Representative Kansas 1891-99; Served in the 2nd Kansas Light Artillery Battery during the American Civil War# broderickc
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BRODHEAD, RICHARD (1811-63) U.S. Senator Pennsylvania 1851-57; U.S. Representative Pennsylvania 1843-49# brodheadr
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BROGDEN, CURTIS H. (1816-1901) Governor of North Carolina 1874-77; U.S. Congressman North Carolina 1877-79# brogdench
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BROOKE, RUPERT CHAWNER (1877-1915) English Poet# brookerupertchawner
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BROOKS, PRESTON S. (1819-57) U.S. Congressman South Carolina 1853-57; Severely beat abolitionist Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner in the Senate Chamber on May 22, 1856# brooksps
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BROOKS, WILLIAM S. (1822-92) Prominent Businessman in Joliet, Illinois; President of the Joliet Iron and Steel Rolling Mills; Elected to the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1870, and the Illinois State Senate, 1872# brooksws
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BROSS, WILLIAM J. (1813-90) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 1865-69; Early Republican Party supporter, campaigned for John C. Fremont in 1856 and Abraham Lincoln in 1860; Helped raise the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry during the American Civil War # brosswilliamj
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BROWN, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1815-95) Notable Inventor & Manufacturer in Galesburg, Illinois; Invented the Brown Corn Planter in 1851# browngeorgewashington
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BROWN, IRA (1835-1921) Successful Merchant in Chicago, Illinois; Invested in large tracts of land in the suburbs of Chicago and San Diego, California# brownira
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BROWN, JOHN (1800-59) American Abolitionist; Seized the U.S. Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, October 1859, and was hanged in Charlestown on December 2, 1859# brownjohn
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BROWN, JOHN CALVIN (1827-89) Confederate Major General; Governor or Tennessee 1871-75# brownjohncalvin
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BROWNE, THOMAS M. (1829-81) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel 7th Indiana Cavalry; U.S. Congressman Indiana 1877-91# brownethomasm
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BROWNE, WILLIAM MONTAGUE (1823-83) Confederate Brigadier General; Confederate Secretary of State ad interim, February 17 - March 18, 1862# brownewilliammontague
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BRUCE, BLANCHE K. (1841-1898) First Full-Term Black U.S. Senator - Mississippi 1875-81; Appointed Register of the U.S. Treasury - 1881# brucebk
Signatures, as U.S. Senator from Mississippi.
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BRUCE, NIGEL (1895-1953) English Actor# brucenigel
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BRUSH, DANIEL H. (1813-90) Union Brevet Brigadier General; Union Colonel 18th Illinois Infantry# brushdanielh
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BRUSTER, OBEDIAH FINLEY (1824-99) Confederate Officer during the American Civil War# brusterof
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BRYAN, SILAS LILLARD (1822-80) Prominent Attorney & Judge in Salem, Illinois; Illinois State Senator 1853-59; Father of William Jennings Bryan# bryansilaslillard
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