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A history of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from its first beginnings to the present time: including chapters of newly-discovered early
Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical
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Governor Porter led to the appointment of Johnson to state Attorney General when he was only 31 years old. Porter's re-election led to Johnson serving two terms. Johnson's most notable case was
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Families of the
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167:A Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania, from
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79:John K. Kane
74:Succeeded by
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971:1854 deaths
966:1807 births
666:Kirkpatrick
616:T. Franklin
601:T. Franklin
516:T. Sergeant
491:W. Franklin
392:John Kinsey
62:Preceded by
960:Categories
691:M. H. Todd
566:W. B. Reed
460:-appointed
427:-appointed
363:John Moore
355:John White
349:John White
187:References
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476:Ingersoll
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51:Governor
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