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Money, Hernando De Soto

congressman, United States senator, was born Aug. 26, 1839, in Holmes county, Miss. He received his education in the university of Mississippi. He was member of the fortyfourth, forty - fifth, forty - sixth, fortyseventh, fortyeighth, fifty-third, and fifty-fourth congresses as a democrat. In 1896-97 he was appointed member of the a United States senate to fill a vacancy; and was elected for a full term commencing March 4, 1899. He was a delegate to the Baltimore convention of 1872; and of the Chicago convention of 1896.

MONFORT, FRANCIS CASSETTE, clergyman, author, was born Sept. 1, 1844, in Greensburg, Ind. He is a presbyterian minister and editor of Cincinnati; and the author of Sermons for Silent Sabbaths; and Socialism and City Evangelization.

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