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Detangling the Senators Tyrrell
Sometimes, you run into elected officials with similar names
The two were State Senator John G. Tyrrell (a Republican elected to his one and only term in 1900) and State Senator John R. Tyrrell (a Republican elected to his one and only term in 1900). You see where this confusing?