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William N Jr Dewar 1920 - 2007

William N Dewar of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO was born on November 6, 1920, and died at age 86 years old on April 29, 2007.
William N Dewar
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO 80915
November 6, 1920
April 29, 2007
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William N Dewar's History: 1920 - 2007

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  • 11/6
    1920

    Birthday

    November 6, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Los Angeles County, California United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16030036 Enlisted: June 18, 1946 in Lowry Fld Denver Colorado Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Staff Sergeant, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Hatchery Men
  • 04/29
    2007

    Death

    April 29, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1920, in the year that William N Jr Dewar was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1935, William was only 15 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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