STODDARD, Ebenezer, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Union, Tolland County, Conn., May 6, 1785; attended Woodstock Academy in 1802 and in 1803, and was graduated from Brown…
BUCK, Daniel Azro Ashley, (son of Daniel Buck), a Representative from Vermont; born in Norwich, Vt., April 19, 1789; moved with his parents to Chelsea; was graduated from Middlebury College in…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; AdamsTHOMAS, Jesse Burgess, a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…
(Encyclopedia) Eden, Garden of, in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam…
(Encyclopedia) Pärt, ArvoPärt, Arvopârt [key], 1935–, Estonian composer, b. Paide; grad. Tallinn Conservatory (1963). He worked for Estonian radio (1958–67), left his homeland (1980, then part of the…
MINER, Charles, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Norwich, Conn., February 1, 1780; attended the public schools of Norwich; moved in 1797 to his fatherâs lands in Wyoming Valley,…
BARD, David, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at âCarrollâs Delight,â Adams County, Pa., in 1744; was graduated from Princeton College, New Jersey, in 1773; studied theology and…
BARRERE, Nelson, (uncle of Granville Barrere), a Representative from Ohio; born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, April 1, 1808; attended the common schools, and Hillsboro…
Who Was Who in the Irish Peace Process Key Players behind the Good Friday Agreement by Ann Marie Imbornoni Confused about the the Irish peace process? Click here to read the…
