Abraham Rencher (1798 - 1883) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Raleigh, North Carolina, August 12, 1798; tutored at home and attended the common schools and Pittsboro Academy; graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1822; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C.; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses, and as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1839); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838; elected to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); declined to be candidate for renomination in 1842 on account of ill health; Minister to Portugal 1843-1847; appointed Governor of New Mexico Territory by President Buchanan and served from 1857 to 1861; retired to his home in Pittsboro, N.C.; died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on July 6, 1883; interment in St. Bartholomew’s Protestant Episcopal Churchyard, Pittsboro, N.C. The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ... Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Court House and Traffic Circle in Downtown Pittsboro. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... The Democratic-Republican Party was one of two major American political parties in the First Party System that lasted from 1792 to 1824. ... ... Whig Party banner from 1848 with candidates Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... take you to calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Traditional diplomacy Until the early 19th Century, each European nation had its own system of diplomatic rank. ... This is a list of governors of New Mexico Territory: Charles Bent 1846 - first governor of New Mexico James S. Calhoun 1851-1852 William Carr Lane 1852-1853 David Meriwether 1853-1857 Abraham Rencher 1857-1861 Henry Connelly 1861-1866 Robert Byington Mitchell 1866-1869 William Anderson Pile 1869-1871... James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States (1857–1861). ... City nickname: The Southern Part of Heaven County Orange County Mayor Kevin C. Foy Term Expires: 12/2007 Town Council Laurin Easthom Term Expires: 12/2009 Sally Greene Term Expires: 12/2007 Ed Harrison Term Expires: 12/2009 Cam Hill Term Expires: 12/2007 Mark Kleinschmidt Term Expires: 12/2009...

See also

• Twenty-first United States Congress
• Twenty-second United States Congress
• Twenty-third United States Congress
• Twenty-fourth United States Congress
• Twenty-fifth United States Congress
• Twenty-seventh United States Congress

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