Born in 1794

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Born in 1794

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Cullen Bryant Poet 3-Nov-1794 12-Jun-1878 Editor, The New York Evening Post

Erastus Corning Business 14-Dec-1794 9-Apr-1872 Railroad baron, Ironmonger, Congressman

Thomas Corwin Politician 29-Jul-1794 18-Dec-1865 Ohio Governor, Senator, Treasury Secretary

Jacques Amand Deslongchamps Paleontologist 17-Jan-1794 17-Jan-1867 Discovered Teleosaurus

Edward Everett Politician 11-Apr-1794 15-Jan-1865 Governor of Massachuetts, 1836-40

Sylvester Graham Activist 5-Jul-1794 11-Sep-1851 Graham crackers

Robert Cooper Grier Judge 5-Mar-1794 25-Sep-1870 US Supreme Court Justice, 1846-70

Hans Daniel Hassenpflug Politician 26-Feb-1794 10-Oct-1862 Hessian anti-constitutionalist

Frank Abney Hastings Military 1794 1-Jun-1828 Fought in Greek Revolution

Matthew Perry Military 10-Apr-1794 4-Mar-1858 Opened Japan to the west

Antonio López de Santa Anna Military 21-Feb-1794 21-Jun-1876 Hero of Tampico

Cornelius Vanderbilt Business 27-May-1794 4-Jan-1877 Robber baron, richest man in the United States

William Jenkins Worth Military 1-Mar-1794 7-May-1849 Namesake of Fort Worth, TX

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