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Benjamin Gratz Brown
Benjamin Gratz Brown 1826-85, U.S. Senator (1863-67) and governor of Missouri (1871-73), b. Lexington, Ky. An able lawyer in St. Louis, Brown was a leader in the Free-Soil movement in Missouri and later helped form the Republican party there. In the memorable Missouri election of 1870, Brown and... Read more |
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Francis Preston Blair (Union general)
Francis Preston Blair 1821-75, American political leader and Union general in the Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky., son of Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876). A St. Louis lawyer, Blair led the Free-Soil party in Missouri in 1848, served as state legislator (1852-56), and as Congressman (1857-59; June,... Read more |
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Augustine Tolton
Augustine Tolton1854-1897 Priest Former slave Augustine Tolton overcame daunting obstacles to become the second African-American to be ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. Trained in Rome and ordained in 1886, Tolton served in Quincy, Illinois, and later in Chicago until his pre-mature... Read more |
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Sterling Price
Sterling Price 1809-67, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Prince Edward co., Va. After moving to Missouri, he practiced law and entered politics. He served in Congress (1844-46), resigning to lead a Missouri regiment in the Mexican War . Made military governor of New Mexico, he put... Read more |
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John D. Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft (born 1942) was one of the most powerful members of President George W. Bush's cabinet. Ashcroft served as a state attorney general, Missouri governor, and U.S. senator prior to becoming U.S. attorney general. His conservative social views... Read more |
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Stephen Fuller Austin
Stephen Fuller Austin 1793-1836, American leader of colonization in Texas, known as the Father of Texas, b. Wythe co., Va.; son of Moses Austin. He grew up in Missouri, studied at Transylvania Univ. in Kentucky, served (1814-20) in the Missouri territorial legislature, and was studying law in New... Read more |
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Liberal Republican Party
Liberal Republican party in U.S. history, organization formed in 1872 by Republicans discontented at the political corruption and the policies of President Grant's first administration. Other disaffected elements were drawn into the party. Among its leaders were Carl Schurz and B. Gratz Brown ,... Read more |
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New Madrid
New Madrid , city (2000 pop. 3,334), seat of New Madrid co., extreme SE Missouri, on Mississippi River at the sweeping New Madrid Bend; inc. 1808. A river port, the city is protected by high levees; cotton, wood products, and telecommunications shelters are produced, and aluminum is processed. Laid... Read more |
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Joseph Orville Shelby
Joseph Orville Shelby 1830-97, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky. He made a considerable fortune in rope manufacturing in Kentucky and Missouri. While in Missouri he participated in the Kansas-Missouri border war on the proslavery side. When the Civil War... Read more |
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President Casinos Inc
President Casinos, Inc. 800 North First StreetSt. Louis, Missouri 63102U.S.A.(314) 622-3000Fax: (314) 622-3049Web site: http://www.presidentcasino.com Public Company Incorporated: 1992Employees: 2,800Sales: $183.6 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 7993 Coin-Operated Amusement... Read more |
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