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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† China (China) 3,800 840 0 0 0 user votes
China (Alabama, United States) 10 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Indiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Japan) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Louisiana, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Maine, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Missouri, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (New York, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Nuevo Leon, Mexico) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
China (Texas, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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