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Ran for speaker of the House of Representatives in 1856, which was a notoriously long election process that lasted two months and took 133 votes. Eventually Nathaniel Prentiss Banks would be elected as speaker of the House. Mentioned in 18560117FMS_AHS as not "disposed to give way" to Mr. Banks.

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Biography: 
Ran for speaker of the House of Representatives in 1856, which was a notoriously long election process that lasted two months and took 133 votes. Eventually Nathaniel Prentiss Banks would be elected as speaker of the House. Mentioned in 18560117FMS_AHS as not "disposed to give way" to Mr. Banks.
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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026752/1856-01-17/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1856&sort=date&rows=20&words=House+Speaker&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=0&state=&date2=1856&proxtext=speaker+of+the+house&y=15&x=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=10
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The national era., January 17, 1856, Page 12, Image 4 (Newspaper)
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23758148/henry-mills-fuller
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Find a Grave
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23758148/henry-mills-fuller
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Find a Grave
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