(Encyclopedia) Earp, Wyatt Berry StappEarp, Wyatt Berry Stappûrp [key], 1848–1929, law officer, gambler, and gunfighter of the American West, b. Monmouth, Ill. After serving as police officer in…
TALIAFERRO, Benjamin, a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia in 1750; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the rifle corps commanded by…
GARTH, William Willis, a Representative from Alabama; born in Morgan County, Ala., October 28, 1828; pursued classical studies in Lagrange, Va., and at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.;…
GEST, William Harrison, a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 7, 1838; moved with his parents to Rock Island in 1842; was graduated from Williams…
CALKIN, Hervey Chittenden, a Representative from New York; born in Malden, Ulster County, N.Y., March 23, 1828; attended the public schools; moved to New York City in 1847; employed in the…
ABBOTT, Jo (Joseph), a Representative from Texas; born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 15, 1840; Twelfth Texas Cavalry, Confederate States of America, 1859-1865; lawyer, private…
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BEEMAN, Joseph Henry, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Gatesville, Gates County, N.C., November 17, 1833; moved with his parents to Morgan County, Ala., in 1847 and to Mississippi…
WHITE, James Bamford, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Winchester, Clark County, Ky., on June 6, 1842; attended the common schools and the Mount Zion Academy, Macon County, Ill.;…
PECK, Jared Valentine, a Representative from New York; born in Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., September 21, 1816; attended the common schools; engaged in the lumber, brick, hardware,…
