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    John Adam Kasson (January 11, 1822 – May 18, 1910) was a nineteenth-century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S...
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  • Kasson may refer to: Burt Z. Kasson (1877–1943), New York politician John A. Kasson (1822–1910), Iowa politician and lawyer Kasson Crooker, electronic...
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    testifying in the inquiry. In 1866, Dodge defeated incumbent Republican John A. Kasson in the nominating convention to represent Iowa's 5th congressional district...
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    Representatives, after winning election to serve out the term of John A. Kasson following Kasson's appointment as U.S. Envoy to Germany. Born in Piqua, Ohio...
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  • Since Iowa became a U.S. state in 1846, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives....
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    J.; Muller, Peter O. (1997). Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 340. ISBN 9780471119463. Roger Owen, Lord Cromer: Victorian...
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    House of Representatives. During the Civil War, he emerged as a leader of the Copperheads, a group of Democrats who favored peace with the Confederacy. After...
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    Beale reached Washington about June 1. In October he appeared as a defense witness for John C. Frémont at the "Pathfinder's" court martial. Within the next...
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    a Republican design to dissolve all of society's foundations, including the hierarchical structure of the family, the Iowa Republican John A. Kasson denied...
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    termed "brass", would show rust. He was rebutted by Iowa Congressman John A. Kasson, chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures,...
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