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762:
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691:
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628:
595:(incumbent)
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315:Battles/wars
289:Private, USV
132:(1920-07-20)
117:June 6, 1844
87:Succeeded by
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1667:1920 deaths
1662:1844 births
1527:January 26,
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987:Prohibition
742:Prohibition
75:Preceded by
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1455:"Obituary"
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1041:Republican
936:Republican
874:Republican
845:Republican
818:Candidate
799:Republican
701:Democratic
671:Republican
611:Republican
588:Republican
559:Republican
532:Candidate
370:Union Army
335:Republican
272:Union Army
254:Allegiance
241:Occupation
153:Republican
113:1844-06-06
1610:from the
1005:Plurality
894:Plurality
763:Plurality
629:Plurality
65:In office
54:from the
1614:district
1033:-33.95%
1015:+50.22%
979:+10.34%
957:+29.32%
791:-15.62%
468:general
205:Children
58:district
1029:100.0%
1012:55.81%
976:20.98%
952:76.79%
917:100.0%
901:12.93%
886:43.54%
861:56.46%
787:100.0%
782:10,488
773:+5.01%
732:10.64%
714:−6.58%
711:41.88%
692:−1.57%
687:47.46%
652:100.0%
621:28.84%
601:30.90%
575:40.27%
422:primary
416:in the
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159:Spouses
1024:6,927
1009:3,866
997:2.24%
973:1,453
947:5,319
912:6,475
883:2,819
856:3,656
821:Votes
815:Party
770:5.59%
755:0.02%
729:1,116
708:4,392
682:4,978
647:4,418
636:9.37%
618:1,274
598:1,365
570:1,779
535:Votes
529:Party
122:, U.S.
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1170:2015
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1085:2023
1078:1126
1044:hold
994:155
898:837
802:hold
767:586
633:414
294:Unit
286:Rank
127:Died
107:Born
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1335:737
1107:694
483:née
459:née
56:3rd
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