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In 1814, Gaston was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society. [2] In 1817, he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society. [3] Gaston did not run for Congress in 1816, returning to serve in the North Carolina Senate in 1818–1819. He again served in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1824, 1827, 1828, 1829, and 1831.
William Alexander Gaston (May 1, 1859 – July 17, 1927) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician who was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1902, 1903, and 1926 and the United States Senate in 1905 and 1922. Outside of politics, Gaston served as president of the Boston Elevated Railway and National Shawmut Bank.
Brigadier General Joseph Alfred Gaston (September 2, 1856 – March 31, 1937) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served in the Spanish–American War , among other incidents and conflicts.
Four out of 45 US presidents have been assassinated over the course of American history. But many more chief executives escaped assassination attempts thanks to heroic bystanders, diligent guards ...
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On December 22, 1985, whilst attempting to rescue his stranded girlfriend from a 20-foot (6.1-meter) in height fall that occurred from mountain climbing, Yamashiro slipped and fell headfirst 300 feet (90 meters) and later another 100 feet (30 meters). The second fall took place during a rescue effort and was captured on film.
BALTIMORE — The wife of one of the construction workers who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse says it’s a miracle he is alive as he doesn’t know how to swim.
Arthur George Gaston (July 4, 1892 – January 19, 1996) was an American entrepreneur who established businesses in Birmingham, Alabama.He had a significant role in the movement to remove legal barriers to integration in Birmingham in 1963.