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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : U.S. Senator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve 5 terms.
When Jackson was censured by the Senate in 1834 for cancelling the Bank's charter, Benton led an "expungement campaign" to remove the motion from the official record.
Senator Benton's greatest concern, however, was the territorial expansion of the United States to meet its "manifest destiny" as a continental power.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /U.S._Senator   (1307 words)

  
 James Gunn (senator) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Gunn (March 13, 1753 - July 30, 1801) was a delegate to the Continental Congress and United States Senate for Georgia.
Gunn served in militia dragoon units during the Revolutionary War, and eventually rose to Brigadier General in the Georgia Militia.
Gunn was selected as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1787 but never attended sessions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Gunn_(senator)   (239 words)

  
 James Gunn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Gunn (film maker) (born 1970) American film maker, actor, and author.
James Gunn (author) (born 1923) American science fiction author
Sir James Gunn (explorer) of Scotland, explorer, member of Henry Sinclair's survey expedition in the 14th Century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Gunn   (162 words)

  
 Texas Rail Advocates - Coston Letters - Sept. 2002
James E. Coston is the managing partner of the Chicago law firm Coston and Lichtman where he specializes in equipment financing.
Two years before Rudolph Giuliani was elected Mayor, David Gunn chased the graffiti artists out of the subway yards and the bums out of the stations, got the trains cleaned up and fixed so they could run on time and set the stage for one of the great transportation turnarounds in American history.
Gunn has shown himself to be the kind of competent, professional railroad manager that Amtrak has needed for nearly a decade.
www.texasrailadvocates.org /letters/Coston-Sept-2002.html   (1300 words)

  
 Presidential Appointee Initiative: Survivor's Guide for Presidential Nominees: Appenix 2: Advice and Consent - And ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
1795: The Senate rejected the recess appointment of John Rutledge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Conkling and fellow Senator Thomas Platt resigned to protest the assault on senatorial courtesy.
Senator Roman Hruska, a Nebraska Republican, did him no good when he said of Carswell: "Even if he is mediocre there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers.
www.appointee.brookings.edu /sg/a2.htm   (1653 words)

  
 James Gunn
James Gunn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1923.
James E. Gunn (Born 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American Science Fiction author, editor, scholar, and anthologist.
James Gunn (born August 5, 1970, Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American writer, film maker, actor, musician, and cartoonist.
www.logicjungle.com /wiki/James_Gunn   (367 words)

  
 The Yazoo Land Fraud
Such men as James Wilson of Pennsylvania, signer of the Declaration of Independence and at the time a Justice of the US Supreme Court, General Wade Hampton of South Carolina, and Senator James Gunn of Georgia were also members of the companies which bought the Yazoo land.
Senator James Gunn was a major stockholder in the companies, as were a number of other Georgia legislators.
Senator James Jackson led the opposition which rescinded the act on February 18, 1796.
www.clanmcalister.org /yazoo.html   (1135 words)

  
 James Gunn
GUNN, James, senator, born in Virginia in 1739; died in Louisville, Kentucky, 30 July, 1801.
He was elected as United States senator to the 1st congress, and was re-elected in 1789.
Gunn was one of the members of congress who voted for establishing the seat of government at Washington.
www.famousamericans.net /jamesgunn   (274 words)

  
 Brigadier General David M
As James R. Schlesinger's panel reviewing Defense Department detention operations concluded earlier this year, these changes in doctrine have led to uncertainty and confusion in the field, contributing to the abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere, and undermining the mission and morale of our troops.
Admiral Gunn served as the Inspector General of the Department of the Navy until his retirement in August 2000.
Admiral Gunn commanded the USS BARBEY and the Destroyer Squadron "Thirty-one," a component of the U.S. Navy's Anti-Submarine Warfare Destroyer Squadrons.
www.ccmep.org /2005_articles/civil%20liberties/011105_open_letter.htm   (1459 words)

  
 °°--AngelItalianWorld--°°- Spoilers su Angel-Aprile 2004
Gunn accetta le scuse, dicendo che quando hai il cuore tagliato giorno dopo giorno, vedi le cose con una diversa prospettiva.
Mentre Gunn cerca di trovare qualcosa che liberi Amanda dal contratto, Angel cerca di convincerla a non dare suo figlio ai demoni, e chiede a Gunn di continuare a cercare finchè non faranno la prossima mossa.
Gunn cerca di buttare fuori il demone, ma Angel afferra il contratto e dice che il figlio di Amanda appartiene ai demoni.
www.buffyitalianworld.com /spoilersangelapr04.html   (6641 words)

  
 Dictionary jam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James Andrew Brown Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie
James Hamilton, 3rd Marquess and 1st Duke of Hamilton
James VI of Scotland and I of England
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 Testimony of James Rankin
Gunn, we realized he had a central role in the Commission's investigation and report.
Gunn are the only ones who have reviewed this and my comments are based upon what I've learned from them.
Some of the originals are by people who have become eminent in the world of politics and law.
www.jfkassassination.net /arrb/index35.htm   (1069 words)

  
 Dictionary James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
, Jesse James -- United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
, Saint James, St James, Saint James the Apostle, St James the Apostle -- (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament
, James River -- a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
www.dictionarydefinition.net /James.html   (161 words)

  
 Larry Craig, US Senator from Idaho: All About Idaho State History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Strangely enough, Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts sponsored the final choice of name in both cases: He got the 1861 territory redesignated "Colorado" (instead of "Idaho") because "Idaho" was not an Indian word.
Although the Idaho Organic Act often is referred to as an act of March 3, 1863, President Lincoln approved the Idaho measure on March 4, not on March 3 (the date given in the statutes).
After the Idaho act passed the Senate as amended, and after the House concurred in the Senate amendments (of name and boundaries), and before the bill could be signed, an enrolled copy had to be prepared.
www.senate.gov /~craig/id_history.htm   (2856 words)

  
 Book Notes- Roots - AOL Homework Help   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
He is the privileged son of a plantation owner and senator in the North Carolina legislature.
He blames "Yankees" for corrupting "well-raised native Southern whites" and believes that slaves are inferior and "by their very nature" if emancipated would not have the "faintest idea what to do with freedom." Mr.
James Earl Jones starred as Haley and Marlon Brando had a ten minute cameo part as George Lincoln Rockwell, for which he won an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actor.
homeworkhelp.aol.com /booknotes?id=20060103190309990015   (2172 words)

  
 James Jackson
James Jackson, leading a group of Georgia militia briefly engage British forces on Skidaway Island.
The Yazoo Land Fraud comes to an end as James Jackson and other expunge the event from Georgia history by buring all records related to the incident on the steps of the capitol, then in Louisville, Georgia.
James Jackson dies, Washington, D. Perhaps best known for his return to the Georgia house from the U. Senate to oversee a reform movement that swept the state following the Yazoo Land Fraud, James Jackson was a Revolutionary War hero who also served the state as governor.
www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /chronpop/1000001   (288 words)

  
 Definition of University of Kansas
James Gunn – Hugo Award winning science fiction author and creative writing professor.
Kansas has counted among its coaches Dr. James Naismith (the inventor of basketball), Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phog Allen (sometimes dubbed "Father of basketball coaching"), and Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown.
Bob Dole, US Senator from Kansas and Republican nominee for President in the 1996 election.
www.wordiq.com /definition/University_of_Kansas   (867 words)

  
 Boldly gone: KU connections lament loss of 'Star Trek' | LJWorld.com
James Gunn, a professor emeritus in English, has published a "Trek" book.
Gunn, a science fiction expert, agreed, saying fans were drawn to the show's utopian, multicultural vision of the future.
Gene Roddenberry, the show's creator, "had this idea of a better world in which people were recognized for their abilities instead of their appearances," Gunn said.
www2.ljworld.com /pnredir/195321   (834 words)

  
 Abolitionists Opposing Slavery and Tobacco
But since it was illegal for slaves to read [see references], most did not know their rights, so couldn't ask for a writ of habeas corpus that they had never heard of.
Garrison deemed that ministers who claimed that there was nothing in the New Testament against slavery (ignoring, e.g., I Timothy 1:10 (slave trading a sin) and James 5:4 (defrauding workers of pay) were "a brotherhood of thieves," and "the deadliest enemies of marriage, of the Bible, the weekly Sabbath, the Christian church.
Seward, William (1801—1872), Senator and Secretary of State, The 'Higher Law' Concept (11 March 1850) (key sentence; full text) (concept later affirmed by the Supreme Court: "There is a higher loyalty than loyalty to this country, loyalty to God."—U.S. v.
medicolegal.tripod.com /abolitionists.htm   (12615 words)

  
 North Georgia Land - Yazoo Land Fraud
U. Senator James Gunn was a major stockholder in the companies, as were a number of Georgia legislators.
Reformers, led by U.S. Senator James Jackson, took office and the Act was rescinded on February 18, 1796.
All records of the bill and resulting sales except the one sent to President Washington were collected in front of the State Capital (then in Louisville) on February 21, 1796 and consumed by Holy Fire from Heaven summoned with the aid of a magnifying glass.
www.ngeorgia.com /history/land.html   (963 words)

  
 Georgia History Timeline / Chronology for May 6
James Gunn had been ordered to break up the group.
Gunn ordered 14 cavalrymen to advance on a weak breastworks constructed by the runaways.
Senator Russell defeats his fellow Senator, Estes Kefauver, gaining an upset victory in the Florida primary
www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /date/May_6   (309 words)

  
 FULBRIGHT, James William (1905-1995) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bibby, John F. “The Congressional Committee: The Politics of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.” In On Capitol Hill: Studies of the Legislative Process, by John F. Bibby and Roger H. Davidson, pp.
Burnett, John H. Fulbright, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.” Arkansas Historical Quarterly 20 (Winter 1961): 318-30.
“Senator J. William Fulbright on European and Atlantic Unity.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1968.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=F000401   (837 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Georgia: U.S. Senators
U.S. Senators from Georgia: Events and Candidates of the 1800's (may be incomplete!)
U.S. Senators from Georgia: Events and Candidates of the 1820's (may be incomplete!)
U.S. Senators from Georgia: Events and Candidates of the 1870's (may be incomplete!)
www.politicalgraveyard.com /geo/GA/ofc/ussen.html   (475 words)

  
 Worldandnation: Kerry battles to dispel the myths
As a senator, he led the fight to put 100,000 more police officers on America's streets.
At the Road King truck stop southeast of Columbia, former Marine James Gunn showed photos of himself with Bush as they were surrounded by veterans in 2000.
But Gunn, a Republican who likes Graham and Lieberman, said Kerry is a "protester-turned-politician" who will say anything.
www.sptimes.com /2003/09/07/Worldandnation/Kerry_battles_to_disp.shtml   (1806 words)

  
 Al Gore Had Bodyguards Protecting Him in Vietnam [Free Republic]
We have to expect that the military would seek to limit the exposure to risk of the son of a Senator.
All the pictures I've seen of Alpha-Al,the Senators Son were either taken on the first day he arrived, or his valet did a simply supurb job in keeping him tidy.
Another democrat, Max Cleland the other Senator from GA. Has only one arm and bound to a wheel chair as a result of a hand grenade going off in his face while clearing a trail in 'nam.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a382ddb14229b.htm   (6559 words)

  
 First United States Congress - The Jiggies Reference Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The third session took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from December 6, 1790 to March 3, 1791.
Senate and House of Representatives of eleven States first convene in New York, New York, March 4, 1789
Senate first meets with quorum of members to elect first President pro tempore and tally results of Presidential election
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Idaho
Since 1902 about 3,000 Spaniards from the Basque and Pyrenees provinces having immigrated to the southern part of the state, finding employment in the sheep industry.
Catholics prominent in the state's history are Judge John Clark of the Idaho supreme court, Henry Heitfeld, Senator of the United States, Congressman James Gunn, Miss Permeal French, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Joseph Perrault, Territorial Comptroller, and Joseph Fallon, Commissioner of Immigration.
The first place of worship of any denomination in Idaho was a Catholic church, dedicated by Father Mesplie in 1867 in Idaho City the territorial capital; Catholics also erected the first church in the present capital, Boise.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07627a.htm   (2930 words)

  
 Sixth United States Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Secretary of the Senate - Samuel Allyne Otis
James Lloyd (Federalist) and then William Hindman (Federalist)
James Watson (Federalist) and then Gouverneur Morris (Federalist)
q-basic.xodox.de /6th_United_States_Congress   (266 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Senators Home > State Information > Georgia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
James Gunn (ANTI-ADMIN,F) James Jackson (R) John Milledge (R) Charles Tait (R) John Elliott (R,CRR)
Senators Walter T. Colquitt (1843-1848) and Alfred H. Colquitt (1883-1894) were the only father and son to serve in the Senate from Georgia.
Senator Rebecca Felton, the first woman seated in the Senate, was at eighty-seven years old the oldest person ever sworn in as a senator for the first time and served the shortest length of service, one day.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/georgia.htm   (462 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Ada County, Idaho
U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,
U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1949; died in office 1949.
U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,
www.politicalgraveyard.com /geo/ID/AD.html   (881 words)

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