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Dr. John Langdon-Down was a pioneer in training the mentally handicapped in Middlesex, England, toward the end of the 1860s. For more information, see the Related Link.
John Langdon (June 26, 1741 - September 18, 1819) was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire and one of the first two United States senators from that state