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Bessie Builta 1877 - 1970

Bessie Builta of Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida was born on August 24, 1877, and died at age 92 years old in February 1970.
Bessie Builta
Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 33480
August 24, 1877
February 1970
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Bessie Builta's History: 1877 - 1970

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  • 08/24
    1877

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    August 24, 1877
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  • 02/dd
    1970

    Death

    February 1970
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    Bessie Builta lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1877, in the year that Bessie Builta was born, on March 2nd, the U.S. presidential election of 1876 was ended with the selection of Rutherford B. Hayes as the winner. Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote in November 1876 but 20 votes in the electoral college were in dispute. An informal agreement was made in which Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, ending Reconstruction in the South. So, on March 4th, Rutherford B. Hayes became the 19th President of the United States.
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In 1913, at the age of 36 years old, Bessie was alive when the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.
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