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  Hiram Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866–August 6, 1945) was a leading American Progressive politician from California; he served as Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.
Johnson was born in Sacramento, California, his father was Grove Lawrence Johnson, a Republican Representative and state legislator famous for his support of personal interests.
Johnson was re-elected governor in 1914 and in 1916 ran successfully for the U.S. Senate, taking office on March 6th, 1917.
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 Johnson, Hiram Warren. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Johnson broke the political domination of the Southern Pacific RR in California and secured the enactment of much reform legislation.
Johnson himself was elected U.S. Senator on the Progressive ticket and, reelected four times, served in the Senate until his death.
Johnson had been a stubborn opponent of the League of Nations, and he remained one of the most consistent of the isolationists in Congress.
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 Encyclopedia: Hiram Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nationally, Johnson was a founder of the Progressive Party in 1902.
Following Roosevelt's death in January 1909, Johnson came to be regarded as the natural leader of the Progressive Party in the United States.
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 - August 2, 1923) was the 29th (1921-1923) President of the United States and the sixth President to die in office.
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 Hiram Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hiram Johnson nearly a century ago, is being twisted this time by campaign strategists more than at any time in recent history, say analysts.
This system of citizen participation was the brainchild of Hiram Johnson, who was governor of California at a time when men wore muttonchop sideburns and...
When Arnold's political hero, Governor Hiram Johnson, added direct democracy to the California constitution in 1911, the idea was to let citizens circumvent...
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 Hiram Johnson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nationally, Johnson was a founder of the (additional info and facts about United States Progressive Party) United States Progressive Party in 1912.
Johnson was re-elected governor in 1914 and in 1916 ran successfully for the (additional info and facts about U.S. Senate) U.S. Senate, taking office on March 6th, 1917.
Following Roosevelt's death in January 1919, Johnson came to be regarded as the natural leader of Progressives in the United States.
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 Hiram B. Granbury
Hiram had received early parole so he was able to meet with her, the first week of August, 1862, to see Dr. Smith.
Hiram returned south with the rest of the 7th Texas where he began recruiting in Texas.
Hiram B. Granbury became one of six Confederate generals killed on the battlefield at Franklin, Tennessee.
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 News articles for Hiram, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hiram Gat Engineering and Construction, formerly Ben Yakar Gat, is joining the wave of construction companies that have collapsed during the past year.
Hiram and his best friend, Zach Knock, both Hawaii natives who've lived in Portland for five years, were thrilled that Carey finally was coming to the Rose...
Hiram Marshall Sr., of Lisle Road, was working for his son on Mallard Point Drive off of US 421 when the incident occurred, Kentucky State Police Detective...
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 The real Hiram Johnson North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News
Hiram Johnson's reforms rescued the state from the tentacles of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which effectively owned California's government from 1880 to 1910.
Hiram's father, Grove Johnson, was a railroad spokesman in the California Senate, and his son's anti-railroad politics soured their relationship.
Johnson once said he only trusted three men in the world, but he trusted the people to use their new political powers judiciously.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2003/09/30/opinion/commentary/9_29_0322_00_53.txt   (606 words)

  
 Hiram Johnson
In 1914 Johnson was re-elected as governor of California.
A progressive on domestic issues, Johnson was an isolationist in foreign affairs and helped to defeat Woodrow Wilson in his plans for the United States to join the League of Nations.
In the 1930s Johnson supported Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal but was opposed to his foreign policies and voted against American membership of the United Nations.
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 Hiram Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Johnson, Time, Sep. 29, 1924 cover Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866–August 6, 1945) was a leading American Progressive politician from California; he served as Governor from 1911-1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917-1945.
Johnson was born in Sacramento, California, his father was Grove Lawrence Johnson, a Republican Representative and state legislator famous his support of railroad interests.
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 hiram maxim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As a human document this book mentions just enough of Hiram Maxim's life to whet the appetite for more.The detail on the guns and accessories is, if anything, too detailed; but if you are a true collector rather than a student of human nature, you will not be disappointed.
Hiram's automatic machine gun is the best known of their inventions, with variants on his design in use in several armies until well after World War II.
Hiram's attempts to fly were unsuccessful but very brave and well conceived.
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 Guardian Unlimited | dummy | Who coined the phrase, "The first casualty of War is Truth" ? .
Mike Owen, Hebden Bridge UK In 1918 US Senator Hiram Warren Johnson is purported to have said: The first casualty when war comes is truth.
Hiram W Johnson, staunchly isolationist senator for California, to the US Senate in 1917 (the year of his election to the Senate, where he remained until his death in 1945).
Hiram Johnson (1866-1945) - a Progressive Republican senator in California.
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 News articles for Hiram, Ohio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The next night’s home bout with Hiram was not much prettier as the Hornets, coached by former Rockmart skipper Butch Collier, ran with a first quarter lead...
Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, has announced it is going to guarantee new students that their tuition and fees will not be raised for four years.
Bethany 81, Hiram 65: Visiting Bethany shot 63 percent from the field and 45 percent from 3-point range in its victory.
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Hiram M. Evans, you are hereby authorized to issue my son F. Powell marriage license.
Hiram M. Evans: Sir, I give my consent for my son, Elbert, to marry and you will please ishue (sic) license for the same.
#520 Elmore JOHNSON (col.) to Sallie BAKER (col.) on September 22, 1890 by Geo H. Smith at the residence of Belly Baker.
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 Hiram W. Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson's first job was as a shorthand reporter and stenographer in a law firm, which sparked his interest in the subject.
In 1888, Johnson was admitted to and attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his law degree.
It was not until 1919 that Johnson became the presumptive leader of the Progressives, due to the death of Theodore Roosevelt.
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 LINK: Governor Hiram Johnson 
A new California blog with a charming central conceit: The blogger has taken on the persona of Hiram Johnson, the 23rd Governor of California (1911-1917).
"Johnson" is joined by a guest blogger taking the persona of Romualdo Pacheco, the only Hispanic governor of California, and many others.
Per that first sentence: We note with some irony that Johnson was a Progressive, part of the same movement that brought you California's ballot initiative and the gubernatorial recall that brought Arnold Schwarzenegger into power.
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 Hiram-Georgia
Hiram Rhoades Revels was born a free man of African American and Indian descent in a...
Hiram Net was started as a home for fraternal groups looking to create their own web presence.
Hiram Warren Johnson was born in Sacramento in 1866.
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 ar-mad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sarah COMBS Johnson was somehow kin to them, and may even have been their sister; likewise, Tisha COMBS(?) Johnson.
Tisha) Combs Johnson, and William Murray and Sophronia BELL Drake (the former brother to Martin and Sarah COMBS Johnson, Sr.
By 1855, he, Polly and some of her children had come to Madison Co, AR (See Two Hiram and Mary Combs of Perry Co, KY and Madison Co, AR), and in 1860, John is listed in Hilburn Twp.
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 Hiram Johnson in TutorGig Encyclopedia
'Hiram Warren Johnson' (September 2, 1866– August 6, 1945) was a leading American Progressive politician from California; he served as Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.
In 1910 he defeated Democrat Theodore Bell in the Gubernatorial election as a member of the 'Lincoln-Roosevelt' Party, a liberal Republican movement running on an anti- Southern Pacific Platform.
Cincinnati Bengals NFL Chad Johnson Jersey by Reebok, by Star Struck
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 Hiram Johnson - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He is interred in the Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.
Hiram Johnson was the Vice-Presidential Nominee for the Progressive Party under Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 election.
The first casualty when war comes is truth.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Hiram_Johnson   (81 words)

  
 Descendancy of Rice Medaris (5)
She is buried in the Methodist cemetery in Hayesville, Clay Co., N.C. Andrew is the son of Madison and Sarah Warren Curtis, and brother of Julia, Salina's brother Festus' wife.
Hiram harvested 36 bushels of wheat and 300 bushels of corn during the season".
Hiram died on 4 July 1892 at the age of 76.
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 Hiram
Solomon and Hiram shared in trade with India and the Mediterranean, and Hiram sent much material for the Temple.
Hiram College Names Thomas V. Chema 21st President.
Hiram Holton was only 18 but he left a legacy behind (Baltimore Afro-American)
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 AllRefer.com - Hiram Warren Johnson (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Hiram Warren Johnson (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Hiram Warren Johnson 1866–1945, American political leader, U.S. Senator from California (1917–45), b.
More articles from AllRefer Reference on Hiram Warren Johnson
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 warren johnson - Auctions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Warren Johnson GM Pro Stock Pontiac 1/24 Action - $29.99
Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts 1995 Oldsmobile - $19.99
Warren Johnson "schools out tour" die cast collectible - $3.00
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Ackley For Congress and Votes Hiram Pits Bennet 44 Beverly D. Williams 91 For Council and Votes John M. Franscisco 117 Robert B. Willis 132 ___ Welton 1 For Representative and Votes Alfred S. Cobb 109 G.
Philleo For Congress and Votes Hiram Pits Bennet 291 Beverly D. Williams 96 For Council and Votes Robert Wilkinson 200 Henry F. Parker 107 Henry P. Smith 82 John I. Moore 10 For Representative and Votes Charles C. Past 242 William A. Rankin 152 J.
Carpenter Eli Carter For Congress and Votes Hiram Pits Bennet 112 Beverly D. Williams 58 For Council and Votes Charles W. Mather 78 James W. Hamilton 88 Thomas C. Bergen 1 For Representative and Votes Samuel M. Brath 160 Charles F. Holly 3 C.
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 CONTENTS OF
Chitimacha Basketry, by Hiram F. Gregory and Clarence H. Webb.
The Doctor and Caddology: Dr. Clarence H. Webb's Contribution to Caddo Archaeology, by Hiram F. Gregory, Jr.
Archaeological Bibliography of Clarence H. Webb, by Jon L. Gibson and Hiram F. Gregory, Jr.
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 The Political Graveyard: Knights Templar, politicians, California
Judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1940.
Judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1923.
Hiram Warren Johnson (1866-1945) — also known as Hiram W. Johnson — of
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 Hiram Watts of Dunkirk, New York ~ brother of deceased ~ Warren Watts
Hiram Watts of Dunkirk, New York ~ brother of deceased ~ Warren Watts
WARREN WATTS (son of JOSEPH WATTS and wife) was born in Muscatine County,
WALKER was unable to be present owing to sickness.
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