The Strangest Names In American Political History

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Showing posts with label members of the New York State Assembly from Onondaga County. Show all posts

Showing posts with label members of the New York State Assembly from Onondaga County. Show all posts

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Victory Birdseye (1782-1853), Victory Phelps Collier (1820-1898), Victory Clark Beers (1832-1920)

Portrait from the Re-Union of the Sons and Daughters of Old Pompey, 1875. C ur iously named U.S. Representative Victory Birdseye i...

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