DAYTON, WILLIAM L.
\dˈe͡ɪtən], \dˈeɪtən], \d_ˈeɪ_t_ə_n]\
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(1807-1864), a U. S. Senator from New Jersey from 1842 to 1851, was candidate for Vice-President in 1856 on the Republican ticket, and was Attorney-General for New Jersey from 1857 to 1861, when he was appointed Minister to France, where he served during the Civil War, till his death.
By John Franklin Jameson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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