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Houston, William Cannon, legislator, congressman, was born March 17, IS.'ii, in BedHe was educated at ford county. Tenn. Woodbury, Tonn. He was rean-d a farmer, and had a year or tw»)'s experience running a country nowspap<'r. He was a member of the legislature in 1S7H-S4. He was a democratic elector in 1888; and circuit judge in 18JM. In l!UM-l,'» he was a ropre>»entative from Tennessee to the tift v-nintli, sixtieth, sixtv-lirst and sixtv-second congrosses as a tlonuH-rat. Houston, William Churchill, educator, con-

gressman, was Intrn in 1740 in ('abarrus county, X.C He was a professor of mathematics in I*rinceton c ho was a deh-gato from New SI ml lie to the continental congress. died Atig. 12. 1788, in Frankfort, I'a. Houston, William Churchill, banker, railroad president, was born Nov. 2(5, 18"»0, in Philadelphia. Pa. He was a merchant un-

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Lynchburg and Hurham railroad. Housworth, William Eugene, educator, luwyor. author, was born Nov. 7. 18"»3, in

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of the supreme court. _^J[^ _ Ill I8."(»'» he was a|»pointed ilistrict attorney for the United States tor the state of Indiana. In 18(11 lie was commiHsioned colonel in the twcny fourth regiment Indiana volunteers; in I8li2 was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers; and was brevetted majort.'eneral of volunteers. In 18G5-70 he waa Unit«-d States minister to the republic of I'eiii. In ISS7-81) he was a representative itoiii Indiana to the fiftieth congress as a republican. In 1888-91 he was governor of Indiana. He die<l Nov. 23, 1891, in Indiana. Hovey, Charles Edward, soldier, educator, lawyer, college president was born April In

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