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William Poythress 1906 - 1980

William Poythress of Hopewell, Hopewell City County, Virginia was born on June 9, 1906, and died at age 73 years old in April 1980.
William Poythress
Hopewell, Hopewell City County, Virginia 23860
June 9, 1906
April 1980
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    1906

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    June 9, 1906
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    1980

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    April 1980
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    William Poythress lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1906, in the year that William Poythress was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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In 1914, when he was merely 8 years old, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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