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H. B.-REESE
Born: on May 24, 1879

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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American politician

Morris-SHEPPARD

AmericanMorris SHEPPARD born John Morris SHEPPARD

1875 - 1941
American politician, United States Senator from Texas

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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Industrialist, Businessman

John Blair-SCRIBNER

AmericanJohn Blair SCRIBNER 

1850 - 1879
President of Charles Scribner's Sons

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

AmericanFulton J. SHEEN born Fulton John SHEEN

1895 - 1979
American archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church

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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Industrialist, Businessman

Charles-SCRIBNER III

AmericanCharles SCRIBNER III 

1890 - 1952
President of Charles Scribner's Sons

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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American politician

Origen S.-SEYMOUR

AmericanOrigen S. SEYMOUR born Origen Storrs SEYMOUR

1804 - 1881
American politician, Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court

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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Lawyer, Magistrate - American politician

John-RUTLEDGE

AmericanJohn RUTLEDGE 

1739 - 1800
American statesman and judge, 2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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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