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H. B. REESE
American inventor known for creating Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and founding the H. B. Reese Candy Company
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Morris SHEPPARD born John Morris SHEPPARD
John Morris Sheppard was born in Morris County in east Texas, the oldest of seven children, to lawyer and later judge and United States Representative John Levi Sheppard, and his wife, the former Margaret Alice Eddins.
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John Blair SCRIBNER
John Blair Scribner was born to Charles Scribner I and Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827-1869). His grandfather and namesake was John Insley Blair. He attended Princeton College, but did not graduate, but instead he came to work at Charles Scribner[...]
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Fulton J. SHEEN born Fulton John SHEEN
Sheen was born in El Paso, Illinois, the oldest of four sons of Newton and Delia. Though he was known as Fulton, his mother's maiden name, he was baptized as Peter John Sheen. As an infant, Sheen contracted tuberculosis. After the family moved[...]
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Charles SCRIBNER III
He was born to Charles Scribner II. He graduated from Princeton University in 1913, then went to work for the Charles Scribner's Sons publishing company. He died on February 11, 1952.
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Origen S. SEYMOUR born Origen Storrs SEYMOUR
Seymour was the son of Ozias Seymour (1776–1851) and Selima Storrs Seymour. He was born and attended the public schools in Litchfield, Connecticut. He was graduated from Yale College in 1824 in law. He was admitted to the bar in 1826 and[...]
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John RUTLEDGE
Rutledge was born into a large family in Charleston. His father was Scots-Irish immigrant John Rutledge (Sr.) (1713–1750), a physician. His mother, South Carolina–born Sarah (nee Hext) (born September 18, 1724), was of English descent. John[...]
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