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unusual facts about Nicholas M. Pette


Nicholas M. Pette

He was a U.S. Commissioner (i.e. a federal magistrate appointed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to help with the enforcement of the Volstead Act) until 1931; and a judge of the Queens Municipal Court from 1932 to 1950.


Henry Ossian Flipper

Assigned to A Troop under the command of Captain Nicholas M. Nolan, he became the first non-white officer to lead Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry.

Nicholas Baines

Nicholas M. Baines (born 1978), keyboardist of the English indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs


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