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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 130

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128 The careers of Robert Wright and Philip Reed are closely connected. By referring to the list at the beginning of this section it may be noticed that the two almost interchangeably represent the state of Maryland in congress. Wright was in the senate from 1801 to 1806; Reed, from 1806 to 1813. Wright was in the house from 1810 to 1817 Reed, from 1817 to 1819 and both were in the house from 1821 to 1823. John Pope was elected in 1807 by the legislature of Kentucky for a full term in the senate. He took his seat before his credentials were presented as the governor and secretary were absent from the state when he left his home. 1 He arrived in time ti take part in the John Smith expulsion case and voted to allow the senator to retain his seat 1. Annals of Congress Vol 17 p 10
 
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