SOULE, PIERRE (1801-70) Confederate Brigadier General – Served on the staff of General P.G.T. Beauregard; U.S. Senator – Louisiana – 1847 & 1849-53# soulepierre
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FOOTE, HENRY STUART (1804-1880) Confederate Congressman; U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1847-52; Governor of Mississippi – 1852-54# footehenrystuart
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DOWNS, SOLOMON W. (1801-54) U.S. Senator – Louisiana – 1847-53# downssolomonw
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HUNT, WASHINGTON (1811-67) Governor of New York – 1851-52; U.S. Congressman – New York – 1843-49; First Judge of the Niagara County Court – 1836-41# huntw
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DEBS, EUGENE VICTOR (1855-1926) American Socialist, Political Activist, and Trade Unionist; A founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World; Five-time Socialist Party Candidate for U.S. President # debseugenevictor
* Image courtesy and by permission of the Eugene V. Debs Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana.
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INGERSOLL, COLIN M. (1819-1903) U.S. Congressman – Connecticut – 1851-55# ingersollcm
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VON STEINWEHR, ADOLPH WILHELM (1822-77) German-born Union General – New York; Namesake of a major highway through the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Battlefield# vonsteinwehradolphwilhelm
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INGERSOLL, JARED (1749-1822) Continental Congress Delegate; Signer of the U.S. Constitution # ingersollj
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McPHERSON, EDWARD (1830-95) Owner of “McPherson’s Farm” – site of the opening engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg; U.S. Congressman - Pennsylvania – 1859-63; Served several terms as the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives# mcphersone
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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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MAY, DOROTHY (1597-1620) Wife of Plymouth Colony Founder William Bradford# mayd
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FIELDING, HENRY (1707-54) English Novelist & Dramatist# fieldingh
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ELZEVIER, DANIEL (1617-80) Dutch Printer & Publisher# elzevierd
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ANTIN, DUKE OF, Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (1664-1736) French Nobleman # antinla
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ANVILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE BOURGUIGNON d’ (1697-1782) French Geographer and Cartographer# anvillejbb
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AMYOT, JACQUES (1513-93), French Renaissance Writer & Translator # amyotj
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AMHERST, JEFFERY (1717-97) British Army Field Marshal; Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in North America – 1758-63 - during the Seven Years' War# amherstj
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AMPERE, ANDRE-MARIE (1775-1836) French Physicist, founded and named the science of Electrodynamics # ampeream
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KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT (1779-1843) American Lawyer, Author, and Amateur Poet; Wrote the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner," which eventually became the lyrics of the American national anthem, during the War of 1812# keyfs
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WASHINGTON, MARTHA (1731-1802) U.S. First Lady – 1789-97; Wife of U.S. President George Washington# washingtonm
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