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Nomination of Benjamin Fishbourn and Others, 1789


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Nomination of Benjamin Fishbourn and Others, 1789
President Washington submitted this list of nominees to the Senate on August 3, 1789. At the urging of Senator James Gunn, Benjamin Fishbourn received a "nay" vote, as indicated by a Senate clerk’s notation in the margin.
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