Statistics for occurrence #1 of “United States” in entry mckenna-joseph of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...in 1865. He was twice district attorney for Solano county, and in 1875-76 a member of the State legislature. In 1885 he was elected to Congress, where he served till 1893, when he was appointed a United States circuit judge. From March, 1897, till January, 1898, he was United States Attorney-General, and then became an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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† United States (United States) 100,886 16,340 0 0 0 user votes
United States (New Mexico, United States) 6 0 0 0 0 user votes

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