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Jack Kingston: “He is a very important historical figure. The gentleman actually had a fifth delegate named William Churchill Houston…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 1997
He is a very important historical figure. The gentleman actually had a fifth delegate named William Churchill Houston who did not sign. And it is interesting, because in Georgia we had a William Houstoun who also did not sign. They spelled their names slightly differently. The one in the New Jersey was H-O-U-S-T-O-N and the Georgia one is H-O-U-S-T-O-U-N. As was the case with so many of the delegates, they had to go back home and conduct business or see about family or whatever, and not all of them made it to the actual signing, but boy, did they make their imprint on history, not just for all of us, but in the world.
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Discussing historical figures and delegates during a speech.

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