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George Bessant 1882 - 1964

George Bessant of Kansas was born on March 27, 1882, and died at age 82 years old in June 1964.
George Bessant
Kansas
March 27, 1882
June 1964
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  • 03/27
    1882

    Birthday

    March 27, 1882
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  • 06/dd
    1964

    Death

    June 1964
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    Unknown
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    George Bessant lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1882, in the year that George Bessant was born, on January 5th, writer and lawyer Charles J. Guiteau was found guilty of the assassination of President Garfield. Guiteau was "offended" because his job applications had been rejected by Garfield's government. He was sentenced to death -although his lawyer plead insanity - and hanged five months later, on June 30th.
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In 1925, at the age of 43 years old, George was alive when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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