FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1705-90) Signer of the Declaration of Independence; American Inventor, Printer, Diplomat & Revolutionary-Era Patriot# franklinbenjamin
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GASKELL, ELIZABETH C. (1810-65) English Novelist# gaskellelizabethc
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HABERSHAM, JOSEPH (1751-1815) American Revolutionary War - Colonel of the 1st Georgia Regiment, Continental Army; U.S. Postmaster General – 1795-1801; Mayor of Savannah, Georgia – 1792-93 # habershamjoseph
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LAURENS, HENRY (1724-92) President of the Continental Congress – 1777-78; Continental Congress Delegate – South Carolina# laurenshenry
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LEE, HENRY “Light-Horse Harry” (1756-1818) American Revolutionary War, Cavalry Officer in the Continental Army; Governor of Virginia – 1791-94; U.S. Representative – Virginia – 1799-1801; Father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee# leehenry
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SUMTER, THOMAS (1734-1832) American Revolutionary War, Brigadier General in the Continental Army; U.S. Congressman – South Carolina – 1789-93 & 1797-1801; U.S. Senator – South Carolina – 1801-10; Namesake of Sumter, South Carolina & Fort Sumter# sumterthomas
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HENRY I OF LORRAINE, duc de GUISE (1550-88) French Nobleman# henryIdukeofguise
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POITIERS, DIANNE de (1500-69) French Noblewoman; Royal Mistress of King Henry II of France# poitiersdiannede
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HENRY III (1551-89) King of France - 1574-89# henryIIIoffrance
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HENRY IV (1553-1610) King of France - 1589-1610# henryIVoffrance
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KAGANOVICH, LAZAR (1893-1991) Soviet Politician; Only Jewish member of Joseph Stalin’s Cabinet# kaganovichlazar
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HOWARD, JOHN EAGER (1752-1827) American Revolutionary War, Colonel in the Continental Army, wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina; Delegate to the Continental Congress; U.S. Senator – Maryland – 1796-1803# howardjohneager
Governor of Maryland – 1788-91; Namesake of Howard County, Maryland, along with Eager and Howard Streets in Baltimore
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JERVIS, JOHN, 1st EARL OF ST. VINCENT (1735-1823) British Navy Officer in the Seven Years’ War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars; Admiral of the Fleet; Member of Parliament – 1783-94 # jervisjohn1stearlofstvincent
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JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER (1775-1849) British Colonial Official; Chief Justice of Ceylon – 1811-19 # johnstonalexander
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JUDAH, HENRY MOSES (1821-66) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican & western Indian Wars # judahhenrymoses
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KANE, THOMAS LEIPER (1822-83) Union Brigadier General# kanethomasleiper
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KAUTZ, AUGUST VALENTINE (1828-95) Union Brigadier General; Veteran of the Mexican & western Indian Wars# kautzaugustvalentine
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BRUCE, ELI METCALFE (1828-66) Confederate Congressman – Kentucky – 1862-65 # bruceelimetcalfe
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BRATTON, JOHN (1831-98) Confederate Brigadier General; U.S. Representative – South Carolina – 1884-85# brattonjohn
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CHAPLIN, SIR CHARLES SPENCER “CHARLIE” (1889-1977) English Comic Actor, Filmmaker, and Composer# chaplincharlie
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