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199:Samuel McKee
194:Succeeded by
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134:Succeeded by
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91:Succeeded by
67:Appointed by
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1421:1834 deaths
1416:1774 births
920:John Fowler
604:Oden Guitar
420:Congressman
364:(moving to
187:John Fowler
182:Preceded by
122:Preceded by
79:Preceded by
1410:Categories
1151:McClernand
1066:Poindexter
974:1826–1834
939:1803–1809
863:John Boyle
646:John Boyle
614:References
318:John Boyle
251:1774-10-28
245:John Boyle
145:(disputed)
25:John Boyle
1386:Westerman
1346:G. Miller
1321:A. Miller
1091:Wickliffe
1061:Robertson
790:March 25,
398:Lancaster
302:Education
223:In office
212:from the
172:In office
116:1810–1826
112:In office
57:In office
1381:Grijalva
1371:Hastings
1331:Aspinall
1311:Peterson
1296:Peterson
1286:De Rouen
1221:Converse
1216:Morrison
1206:Townsend
1156:Collamer
1071:Anderson
888:Pursuits
528:Appeals.
406:Kentucky
370:read law
358:Kentucky
326:Kentucky
306:read law
216:district
165:district
159:Kentucky
1316:Murdock
1271:Sinnott
1256:Mondell
1231:T. Cobb
1201:Ketcham
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1176:Bennett
1136:Chapman
1126:Johnson
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1376:Bishop
1366:Rahall
1356:Hansen
1306:Somers
1276:Colton
1266:Ferris
1241:Payson
1236:Holman
1211:Sayler
1196:Julian
1191:Potter
1186:Thayer
1171:Disney
1161:Bowlin
1141:Morrow
1131:Morrow
1121:Morrow
1111:Corwin
1086:Isacks
1076:Rankin
1051:Morrow
931:from
381:Jewell
277:, U.S.
1361:Pombo
1351:Young
1341:Udall
1336:Haley
1326:Engle
1301:Welch
1281:Evans
1251:Lacey
1246:McRae
1226:Pound
1146:Davis
1116:Mason
1106:Casey
1081:Scott
1056:McKee
1046:Boyle
1041:Gregg
1036:Boyle
1031:Gregg
428:from
324:from
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1166:Hall
1101:Boon
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900:2008
792:2020
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