Statistics for occurrence #1 of “China” in entry davis-john-w of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...l College in 1821; settled in Carlisle, Ind., in 1823; member of Congress in 1835-37, 1839-41, and 1843-47; speaker of the House of Representatives during his last term; United States commissioner to China in 1848-50; and governor of Oregon in 1853-54.
He was president of the convention in 1852 which nominated Franklin Pierce for President.
He died in Carlisle, Ind., Aug. 22, 1859.
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