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Robert Goodloe Harper

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American politician (1765-1825)

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Robert Goodloe Harper was an American soldier and politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1795-1801), and in the Maryland State Senate.

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Robert Goodloe Harper was an American soldier and politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1790-1795), the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1795-1801), and in the Maryland State Senate. He is best remembered for the phrase, "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" in connection with the XYZ Affair. The town of Harper, Liberia, is named after him.

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United States
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Lived 1765 to 1825 · aged 60
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