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Friday, December 08, 1848

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Birthdays

August Belmont, detail

August Belmont

35 years old today

Robert Bullock, detail

Robert Bullock

20 years old today

Dickinson College Alumnus - No photograph currently available

William Downey

23 years old today

Clinton Bowen Fisk, detail

Clinton Bowen Fisk

20 years old today

Otis Gibson, detail

Otis Gibson

22 years old today

Lewis Winans Ross, circa 1864, detail

Lewis Winans Ross

36 years old today

Henry Timrod, detail

Henry Timrod

48 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
John Wentworth serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1843 to 03/03/1851
Legal/Political
David Wilmot serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1845 to 03/03/1851
Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1847 to 06/03/1861
Legal/Political
Abraham Lincoln serves a single term in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1847 to 03/03/1849
Lawmaking/Litigating
The second session of the 30th Congress sits in Washington, DC between early December, 1848 and early March, 1849 12/05/1848 to 03/02/1849

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