CROWNINSHIELD, Benjamin Williams, (brother of Jacob Crowninshield), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., December 27, 1772; prepared for college; engaged in mercantile…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPARROTT, John Fabyan, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., August 8…
(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…
Three Economists and Their TheoriesOverview of EconomicsIntroductionWhat Is Economics and Who Cares?Will That Be Large or Small?A Firm BaseGetting Organized: Command, Market, and Mixed EconomiesThree…
ALLEN, Samuel Clesson, (father of Elisha Hunt Allen), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bernardston, Mass., January 5, 1772; attended the public schools of New Salem, and was…
BAILEY, John, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in 1786 in that part of Stoughton, Norfolk County, Mass.; which in 1797 was set apart and named Canton; was graduated from Brown…
The 83rd Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Nominees Read biographies of the Best Supporting Actress nominees. Find out about all the nominees, from newcomer Hailee Steinfeld to past…
TOWNER, Horace Mann, a Representative from Iowa; born in Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., October 23, 1855; attended the public and high schools of Belvidere, the University of Chicago, and…
REED, John, (son of John Reed [1751-1831]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Bridgewater, Mass., September 2, 1781; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Adams; Anti-JacksonianRUGGLES, Benjamin, a Senator from Ohio; born in Abington, Windham County, Conn.,…
