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  • 51Davis, Henry Winter — ▪ American politician born Aug. 16, 1817, Annapolis, Md., U.S. died Dec. 30, 1865, Baltimore, Md.  Maryland unionist during the secession crisis, harsh critic of Abraham Lincoln, and coauthor of the congressional plan for Reconstruction during… …

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  • 52Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …

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  • 53Gnesen-Posen — • Archdiocese in the Kingdom of Prussia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gnesen Posen     Gnesen Posen     † …

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  • 54Cavour, Camillo Benso di — (1810–1861)    The younger son of a noble family from Turin, Cavour entered politics by way of journalism. In 1847, he founded Il Risorgimento, a liberal journal that pressed for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. Philosophically,… …

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  • 55Chatham, William Pitt, first Earl of — (1708 1778)    The Great Commoner, who brought England to a height of prosperity and glory unknown to any former age. He urged continually a conciliatory policy towards America, until it became apparent that the colonists would be satisfied with… …

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  • 56MEZEI, MÓR — (1836–1925), Hungarian lawyer and politician. Graduating from law school in 1864, Mezei was admitted to the bar by special royal permission, since Jews were excluded from the legal profession until 1867. While still a student he joined the… …

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  • 571573 — Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1573 * January Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. * January 25 Japan… …

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  • 58Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey — (October 23, 1773 January 26, 1850) was a Scottish judge and literary critic.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of a clerk in the Court of Session. After attending the Royal High School for six years, he studied at the University of Glasgow from… …

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  • 59Powell Clayton — Infobox Governor name = Powell Clayton order = 9th office = Governor of Arkansas term start = July 2, 1868 term end = March 4, 1871 lieutenant = predecessor = Isaac Murphy successor = Ozra Amander Hadley jr/sr2=United States Senator… …

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  • 60Wade Hampton III — Infobox Military Person name= Wade Hampton III born=birth date|1818|3|28 died=death date and age|1902|4|11|1818|3|28 placeofbirth= Charleston, South Carolina placeofdeath= Columbia, South Carolina placeofburial= Trinity Cathedral Churchyard… …

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