Brief Life History of George William
When George William Wightman was born on 15 June 1866, in Caroline, Tompkins, New York, United States, his father, George Casey Wightman, was 30 and his mother, Adelia W Smith, was 33. He married Edna S Hunt on 23 December 1886. He lived in Richford, Tioga, New York, United States in 1880. He died on 17 January 1888, in Tompkins, New York, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Caroline Grove Cemetery, Caroline, Tompkins, New York, United States.
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- Geo W Whightman in household of Casy G Whightman, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Legacy NFS Source: George W Wightman - Published information: birth-name: George W Wightman
- George W. Wightman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English wight, Older Scots wicht ‘brave, strong; swift, nimble, agile’ (see Wight ) + man ‘man’, also used in Middle English as a personal name. It may sometimes have been confused with Whiteman , a variant of Whitman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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