Nancy Polke Lasselle

Myrtilla Miner

1815–1864 (age 49)

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Founder of the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth in Washington, D.C.

Adolf Cluss

1825–1905 (age 80)

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German-American architect who designed numerous public buildings in Washington, D.C.

Peggy Eaton

1799–1879 (age 80)

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Wife of Secretary of War John Eaton whose social status sparked the Petticoat Affair scandal.

Gamaliel Bailey

1807–1859 (age 52)

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Abolitionist editor and publisher of the National Era newspaper.

Philip Barton Key

1757–1815 (age 58)

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Philip Barton Key (1757-1815) was a Maryland lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Ben Bradlee

1921–2014 (age 93)

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Executive editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.