STEWART, WILLIAM M.
\stjˈuːət], \stjˈuːət], \s_t_j_ˈuː_ə_t]\
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born in 1827, discovered the celebrated Eureka diggings in California. He was chosen a member of the Nevada Territorial Council in 1861, and represented Nevada in the U. S. Senate as a Republican from 1864 to 1875. In 1887 he was again elected to the U. S. Senate. His present term expires in 1899. He has been prominent in coinage legislation
By John Franklin Jameson
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- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.
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