WENTWORTH, JOHN
\wˈɛntwɜːθ], \wˈɛntwɜːθ], \w_ˈɛ_n_t_w_ɜː_θ]\
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(1815-1888), was, from 1837 to 1861, editor and proprietor of the Chicago Democrat, which was the chief daily paper of the Northwest. He represented Illinois in the U. S. Congress as a Democrat from 1843 to 1851, and from 1853 to 1855. He was one of the founders of the Republican party and served as a Republican in the U. S. Congress from 1865 to 1867.
By John Franklin Jameson
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ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500