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]]> 9395 Mason, George https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/mason-george/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:17:10 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/mason-george/ George Mason (1725–92) of Gunston Hall, Virginia, was one of revolutionary America’s foremost constitutionalists. In the Virginia Convention of 1776, he served as the chief author of the Virginia Constitution...

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]]> 9339 Webster, Daniel https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/webster-daniel/ Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:32:27 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/webster-daniel/ For forty years, from 1812 until his death in 1852 at age 70, Daniel Webster (1782–1852) played a dominant role as a lawyer, orator, congressman, senator, and secretary of state,...

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]]> 9279 Frankfurter, Felix https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/frankfurter-felix/ Sun, 13 Aug 2023 01:53:14 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/frankfurter-felix/ No person rose from more humble beginnings, was more brilliant, and seemed more fully prepared for service on the Supreme Court than Felix Frankfurter. However, his career on the Court,...

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]]> 9266 Hartford Convention https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/hartford-convention/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:37:11 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/hartford-convention/ The Hartford Convention, a gathering of New England Federalists held from December 15, 1814, to January 4, 1815, was the product of hostilities between the two political parties. It attempted to address...

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]]> 9218 O’Connor, Sandra Day https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/oconnor-sandra-day/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:17:45 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/oconnor-sandra-day/ Since her Senate confirmation in 1981 until her retirement in 2005, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor had been the U.S. Supreme Court’s foremost voice on issues of federalism. In fact, there...

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]]> 9139 Lincoln, Abraham https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/lincoln-abraham/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:38:56 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/lincoln-abraham/ Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, sought to defend the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, maintain order, and preserve the institutions of American government while simultaneously...

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]]> 9081 Calhoun, John C. https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/calhoun-john-c/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:09:01 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/calhoun-john-c/ As a politician and political philosopher of constitution, federalism, and state sovereignty, John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850) was the most preeminent spokesperson for the antebellum South. Born near Calhoun Mills, Abbeville...

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]]> 9023 Jackson, Andrew https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/jackson-andrew/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:05:09 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/jackson-andrew/ Andrew Jackson’s (1767–1845) personality and two presidencies remain mired in controversy. Admirers saw him as embodying the democratic virtues of the West, a rough-and-tumble backwoodsman, Indian fighter, hardworking farmer, tenacious...

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]]> 9030 Thomas, Clarence https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/thomas-clarence/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:49:21 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/thomas-clarence/ The U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has issued a number of five-to-four decisions concerning federalism. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (1991– ) has voted with the majority...

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]]> 9020 Eisenhower, Dwight D. https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/eisenhower-dwight-d/ Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:34:03 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/eisenhower-dwight-d/ As the first Republican president since Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) saw it as his responsibility to peel back what he perceived as the negative trend of the accrual...

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]]> 9009 Taney, Roger Brooke https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/taney-roger-brooke/ Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:39:05 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/taney-roger-brooke/ Roger Brooke Taney (1777–1864) was the fifth chief justice of the United States. Although he was one of our most intelligent and able jurists, he will always be remembered as...

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]]> 8999 Burger, Warren Earl https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/historical-figures/burger-warren-earl/ Sun, 06 Aug 2023 01:27:19 +0000 https://federalism.org/encyclopedia/no-topic/burger-warren-earl/ Warren Earl Burger was born on September 17, 1907, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Paul College of Law (now called the William Mitchell College of Law) in...

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