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    Amos Kendall (August 16, 1789 – November 12, 1869) was an American lawyer, journalist and politician. He rose to prominence as editor-in-chief of the Argus...
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    postmaster general Amos Kendall became aware of several deaf and blind children in Washington, D.C., who were not receiving proper care. Kendall had the courts...
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    of advisers, including General William Berkeley Lewis and journalist Amos Kendall. Jackson's nephew, Andrew Jackson Donelson, served as the president's...
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  • Department was moved into a new building to be known as the Kendall School in honor of namesake Amos Kendall. 1894 - The college was renamed to Gallaudet College...
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    Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995) is an American model, media personality, and socialite. She rose to fame in the reality television show...
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    tie-breaking vote against it. Van Buren—along with newspaper editors Amos Kendall and Francis Preston Blair—would become regular participants in Jackson's...
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    Amos Kendall, who was the editor of the Frankfort, Kentucky, newspaper, and went on to be an important advisor to President Andrew Jackson. Kendall became...
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    President(s) William Barry Kentucky March 9, 1829 April 10, 1835 Andrew Jackson Amos Kendall Kentucky May 1, 1835 May 18, 1840 Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren John...
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    "Black North", due to the bogs and forests. The town was named after Amos Kendall, the U.S. Postmaster General under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin...
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    Brannan was contacted by a consortium of powerful Washington insiders. Amos Kendall and the Benson brothers demanded title to half of all lands settled by...
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