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and won reelection many times, serving until 1851. When the Whig party gained control of the House of
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341:James F. Strother (West Virginia politician)
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369:Continental Congress
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282:Elizabeth Richardson
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317:American politician
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446:Voters of
355:to lawyer
299:Profession
288:Alma mater
223:1811-09-04
42:Strother (
1469:Flannagan
1409:Fulkerson
1399:Pridemore
1364:Pendleton
1339:Stevenson
1304:Eggleston
883:Stevenson
778:Pendleton
608:cite book
171:In office
116:In office
73:1847–1848
69:In office
1499:Griffith
1484:Jennings
1449:C. Slemp
1434:Marshall
1429:Buchanan
1424:H. Bowen
1414:H. Bowen
1404:Richmond
1389:R. Bowen
1374:Strother
1314:Thompson
1227:Category
1149:Philpott
1051:Saunders
946:Strother
925:Southall
918:Holleman
911:Southall
862:Johnston
379:and the
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321:Virginia
259:Culpeper
164:district
158:Virginia
1494:Boucher
1489:Wampler
1479:Wampler
1464:Shaffer
1379:Letcher
1359:Chilton
1239:Commons
1191:Gilbert
1163:Wilkins
1121:Stanley
1086:Houston
988:Baldwin
981:Sheffey
890:Stanard
876:Barbour
827:Mathews
820:Prentis
454:to the
1474:Fugate
1439:Walker
1384:Harris
1369:Morton
1354:Hunter
1344:Taylor
1177:K. Cox
1170:Howell
1114:Dovell
1093:Brewer
1079:E. Cox
1030:Stuart
1023:Fowler
1002:Hanger
995:Turner
974:Kemper
904:Gilmer
869:Nelson
855:Holmes
698:from
403:Career
279:Spouse
1459:Peery
1419:Trigg
1394:Terry
1349:Roane
1324:Hawes
1309:Giles
1299:Giles
1294:Bland
1198:Scott
1142:Cooke
1135:Moore
1107:Brown
1100:Ozlin
1009:Allen
939:Jones
932:Goode
897:Banks
841:Smith
806:Tyler
785:Wythe
156:from
59:23rd
1444:Rhea
1334:Ball
1319:Love
1156:Moss
1072:Byrd
1058:Ryan
1044:Ryan
1016:Lacy
834:Wise
614:link
452:Whig
439:and
273:Whig
249:, US
237:Died
232:, US
213:Born
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