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    James Ross Snowden (December 9, 1809  – March 21, 1878 ) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania...
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  • James Snowden may refer to: James Ross Snowden (1809–1878), treasurer and director of the United States Mint J. Keighley Snowden (1860–1947), author This...
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    difficulties and the Mint soon looked to replace it. Mint Director James Ross Snowden selected the Indian Head design and chose a laurel wreath for the...
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  • Helen Martanie Snowden, (1860–1925), American artist James Ross Snowden (1809–1878), Treasurer and Director of the U.S. Mint Jeffrey Snowden (born 1973)...
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    of Margery Bines (née Louden) and Isaac Wayne Snowden. His uncle, James Ross Snowden, was a politician and director of the United States Mint. His father...
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    arose considerable demand for older American coins. Mint Director James Ross Snowden began selling restrikes of Gobrecht dollars and trading them for rare...
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    coins, and was first used by the director of the United States Mint (James Ross Snowden) at the time of their production. Starting in 1854, the three-cent...
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    Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, PC (/ˈsnoʊdən/; 18 July 1864 – 15 May 1937) was a British politician. A strong speaker, he became popular in trade...
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    James Pollock (September 11, 1810 – April 19, 1890) was the 13th governor of Pennsylvania from 1855 to 1858. James Pollock graduated from the College of...
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    January 2011 and March 2017. The longest serving director was Nellie Ross. Ross, who had earlier been the first female governor in American history while...
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    varieties of German silver. In his 1854 annual report, Mint Director James Ross Snowden advocated the issue of small, bronze cents, as well as the elimination...
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    which had edge lettering applied by the Castaing machine. In 1859, James Ross Snowden unsuccessfully requested permission from the Treasury Secretary to...
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    the duties of chief coiner, died in 1852. In 1854, Mint Director James Ross Snowden fired Peale after the extent to which he had used Mint labor for private...
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    Guthrie did not let the issue fall, but queried Pettit's replacement, James Ross Snowden, concerning the issue on June 7. As U.S. coins were required to bear...
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    Read 1840–1841 Democratic John Gilmore 1841–1842 Job Mann 1842–1845 James Ross Snowden 1845–1847 Democratic John Banks 1847–1848 Whig Arnold Plumer 1848–1849...
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    from the Mint's chief engraver, James B. Longacre, the coin's designer, to the then-Mint director, James Ross Snowden. This letter is apparently in response...
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    the United States, and received praised from U.S. Mint director, James Ross Snowden in correspondence letters. Customers included the Bank of New York...
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    erected in honor of a Native American in the United States." Hon. James Ross Snowden of Philadelphia gave the dedicatory address, saying in part: He was...
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    Stuart is widely acknowledged to have been its creator; Mint Director James Ross Snowden began researching the early history of the United States Mint and...
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  • founder of Sleeper's College Jerome Smith, professional football player James Ross Snowden (1809-1878), 67th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives...
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  • Gary Adkins, 2017-2019 Col. Steven K. Ellsworth, Ret., 2019–2021 Dr. Ralph Ross 2021–2023 Thomas J. Uram 2023–present – Sources: The ANA is also served by...
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    directors James Ross Snowden and Robert M. Patterson, as well as former Philadelphia Mint Chief Coiner Franklin Peale. Mint Director James Pollard submitted...
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  • of Philadelphia A. Loudon Snowden (1835–1912), politician, diplomat, superintendent of Philadelphia Mint James Ross Snowden (1809–1878), director United...
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    sets with the other silver coins. Beginning in 1858, Mint director James Ross Snowden made the proof sets available to the general public. The 1853 acts...
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    Crabb Philadelphia 1841 James Ross Snowden Venango, Clarion 1842 Hendrick Bradley Wright Luzerne, Wyoming 1843 James Ross Snowden Venango, Clarion 1844...
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  • Marshall of Massachusetts. At the Society's request, Marshall contacted James Ross Snowden, director of the United States Mint, who forwarded the request to...
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    Commission medals were struck in 1860 at the direction of Mint Director James Ross Snowden. The initial purpose in having medals struck was not principally to...
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    Edward Snowden. The documents consist of intelligence files relating to the U.S. and other Five Eyes countries. In June 2013, the first of Snowden's documents...
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  • April 1853 – May 1853 Preceded by George Nicholas Eckert Succeeded by James Ross Snowden Personal details Born (1797-12-26)December 26, 1797 Philadelphia,...
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    tract was reviewed by the new Mint Director, James Ross Snowden; he and the new Treasury Secretary, James Guthrie, decided to forbid private enterprises...
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