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William Ellery
(1727 - 1820)
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The only signer of the Delcaration of Independence as a representative from Rhode Island.
Clerk of the Rhode Island General Assembly.
Member, Continental Congress in 1776.
Judge of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
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3C7R
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William Lamb
2nd Viscount Melbourne
(1779 - 1848)
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834 - 1841).
Leader of the House of Lords (1834 - 1841).
British Home Secretary (1830 - 1834).
He was a mentor of Queen Victoria, and noted for his ability to find the political middle ground. Melbourne, Australia was named for him in 1837.
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8th Cousin
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Francis Lightfoot Lee
(1734 - 1797)
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Virgnia.
Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774 - 1779).
Virginia State Senate (1778 - 1782).
Virginia House of Burgesses (1765).
He was a radical patriot, siding with Patrick Henry in opposing the Stamp Act.
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3C7R
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Caesar Rodney.
(1728 - 1784)
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware.
He was an officer of the Delaware militia during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and President of Delaware during most of the American Revolution.
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6C9R
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George Ross
(1730 - 1779)
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the Committee of Safety and was elected to the Continental Congress, serving as a colonel in the Pennsylvania militia (1775–1776)
He was also vice-president of the first constitutional convention for Pennsylvania.
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6C9R
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William Whipple, Jr.
(1730 - 1785)
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Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire.
Provincial Congress (1775).
Delegate to the Continental Congress (1776 - 1779).
Brigidier General of the New Hampshire Militia (1777).
Associate Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire.
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3C8R
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Byron Raymond White
(1917 - 2002)
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Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962 - 1993).
Star football player for Colorado Buffaloes where he acquired the nickhame “Whizzer.”
U.S. Navy - Intelligence Officer during WWII, stationed in the Pacific Theater.
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6C3R
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