BLOUNT JAMES H.,
\blˈa͡ʊnt d͡ʒˈe͡ɪmz ˈe͡ɪt͡ʃ], \blˈaʊnt dʒˈeɪmz ˈeɪtʃ], \b_l_ˈaʊ_n_t dʒ_ˈeɪ_m_z ˈeɪ_tʃ]\
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born in 1837, of Georgia, was elected a Democratic Representative in Congress from 1873 to 1893. In March, 1893, he was appointed Special Commissioner to investigate affairs in Hawaii and the conduct of American officials there in connection with the then recent revolution in that government. In may he was appointed minister to the Hawaiian Islands, but returned in the autumn.
By John Franklin Jameson
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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