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Saturday, February 17, 1855

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Birthdays

Samuel Read Anderson, detail

Samuel Read Anderson

51 years old today

George Childs Burling, detail

George Childs Burling

21 years old today

William Lewis Dayton, detail

William Lewis Dayton

48 years old today

Francis Jay Herron, detail

Francis Jay Herron

18 years old today

William Ward Orme, detail

William Ward Orme

23 years old today

William Farrar Smith, detail

William Farrar Smith

31 years old today

Eliakim Persons Walton, circa 1858, detail

Elikim Persons Walton

43 years old today

Philip Alexander Work, detail

Phillip Alexander Work

23 years old today

John Wright

78 years old today

Events

Legal/Political
Stephen A. Douglas serves in the United States Senate 03/04/1847 to 06/03/1861
Legal/Political
William H. Bissell serves in the US House of Representatives 03/04/1849 to 03/03/1855
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves in the United States House of Representatives 03/04/1853 to 03/06/1869
Slavery/Abolition
Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C. 10/01/1854 to 10/01/1856
Legal/Political
The second session of the 33rd Congress is sitting in Washington, DC between early December and early March 12/05/1854 to 03/02/1855


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