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    Waddy Thompson Jr. (January 8, 1798 – November 23, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina and U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1842–44. Born in Pickensville...
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  • Gator In The Bay is a floating, water-based art installation, promoting the salvation of the Everglades. It has appeared at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida...
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    Charles Downing, Delegate to Congress from the Florida Territory, to Waddy Thompson, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Military...
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    Richard Irving Manning I (J) 24th (1835–1837) James H. Hammond (N) Waddy Thompson Jr. (NR) James Rogers (J) Franklin H. Elmore (SR/D) John Peter Richardson...
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  • S. Army Reserve major general Waddy Thompson Jr. (1798–1868), South Carolina Militia brigadier general William Thompson (Iowa politician) (1813–1897)...
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    Colonel John Llewellyn Waddy, OBE (17 June 1920 – 27 September 2020) was a British Army officer who served during the Second World War, in Palestine and...
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    Tyler that he requested verification from the US minister to Mexico, Waddy Thompson Jr. John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, a pro-slavery Democrat, counseled...
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  • Roland as well. Musicians on the track were Zevon (vocals, piano, organ); Waddy Wachtel (guitar); Bob Glaub (bass guitar); and Russell Kunkel (drums). Backing...
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    John Tyler Waddy Thompson Jr. Minister 1842 1844 John Tyler Moses Yale Beach Special Diplomatic Agent 1843 John Tyler Gilbert L. Thompson Special Diplomatic...
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    reduced its military presence. In 1842, the U.S. minister in Mexico, Waddy Thompson Jr., suggested Mexico might be willing to cede Alta California to the...
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