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Beckley, John James
1757 - Born on the 4th of August in London.
1769 - At age twelve he was sent to Virginia to work as a scribe for a mercantile firm.
1783 - He had amassed 49,000 acres of rich, unoccupied land in the west, but it was tied up in litigation.
1789 - James Madison sponsored him as Clerk of the House.
1792 - Started a propaganda machine for the new Republican party.
1802-1807 - Ex officio librarian of Congress.
1807 - Died on the 8th of April.
1769 - At age twelve he was sent to Virginia to work as a scribe for a mercantile firm.
1783 - He had amassed 49,000 acres of rich, unoccupied land in the west, but it was tied up in litigation.
1789 - James Madison sponsored him as Clerk of the House.
1792 - Started a propaganda machine for the new Republican party.
1802-1807 - Ex officio librarian of Congress.
1807 - Died on the 8th of April.
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