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Source: From DICTIONARY OF NORTH CAROLINA BIOGRAPHY edited by William S. Powell. Copyright (c) 1979-1996 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. www.uncpress.unc.edu
George Henry White (18 Dec. 1852-28 Dec. 1918), lawyer, legislator, congressman, and racial spokesman, was born near Rosindale in Bladen County, the son of Wiley F. and Mary White. It is possible that he was born into slavery, although the evidence on this is contradictory. He did attend public schools in North Carolina and received training under D. P. Allen, president of the Whitten Normal School in Lumberton. In 1876 he was an assistant in charge of the exhibition mounted by the U.S. Coast Survey at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. After graduation from Howard University in 1877, he was principal of the Colored Grade School, the Presbyterian parochial school, and the State Normal School in New Bern. He studied law under Judge William J. Clarke and received a license to practice in North Carolina in 1879.
Entering politics in 1881, he served in the North Carolin
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George Henry Thomas
American army general (1816–1870)
For other people named George Thomas, see George Thomas (disambiguation).
George Henry Thomas | |
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Thomas c. 1855–65 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Rock of Chickamauga," "Sledge of Nashville," "Slow Trot Thomas," "Old Slow Trot," "Pap" |
| Born | (1816-07-31)July 31, 1816 Newsom's Depot, Virginia, US |
| Died | March 28, 1870(1870-03-28) (aged 53) San Francisco, California, US |
| Buried | Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service / branch | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1840–1870 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | XIV Corps Army of the Cumberland Military Division of the Pacific |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Lucretia Kellogg, m. 1852 |
| Signature | |
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816 – March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
Thomas served in the Mexican–American War, and despite being a Virginian whose home state would join the Confe
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George H. W. Bush
This article is about the 41st president of the United States. For his son, the 43rd president, see George W. Bush.
President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
George H. W. Bush | |
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Official portrait, 1989 | |
| In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
| Vice President | Dan Quayle |
| Preceded by | Ronald Reagan |
| Succeeded by | Bill Clinton |
| In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter Mondale |
| Succeeded by | Dan Quayle |
| In office January 30, 1976 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | William Colby |
| Succeeded by | Stansfield Turner |
| In office September 26, 1974 – December 7, 1975 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | David K. E. Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Gates Jr. |
| In office January 19, 1973 – September 16, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Dole |
| Succeeded by | Mary Smith |
| In office March 1, 1971 – January 18, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Charles Yost |
| Succee
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