Senate Years of Service: 1877-1891Party: RepublicanPLUMB, Preston B., a Senator from Kansas; born in Delaware County, Ohio, October 12, 1837; attended a preparatory school; learned the trade…
REYNOLDS, James B., a Representative from Tennessee; born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1779; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States and settled in Clarksville, Tenn.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891Party: DemocratPAYNE, Henry B., (grandfather of Frances P. Bolton and great-grandfather of Oliver Payne Bolton), a Representative and a Senator from Ohio;…
Senate Years of Service: 1912-1921Party: RepublicanFALL, Albert Bacon, a Senator from New Mexico; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 26, 1861; attended the country schools;…
(Encyclopedia) Conant, Roger, 1592–1679, one of the founders of Massachusetts, b. East Budleigh, Devonshire, England. He was a salter in London before he went to Plymouth in 1623. Conant lived at…
Below is the composition of the 117th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2020 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for…
(Encyclopedia) Krehbiel, Henry EdwardKrehbiel, Henry Edwardkrāˈbēl [key], 1854–1923, American music critic, b. Ann Arbor, Mich. In 1880 he became music critic of the New York Tribune. He championed…
(Encyclopedia) Betzig, Robert Eric, 1960–, American physicist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Ph.D. Cornell, 1988. Betzig worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1988 to 1996, when he become vice president…
(Encyclopedia) Oldham, JohnOldham, Johnōlˈdəm [key], c.1600–1636, colonist in New England, b. England. A trader, he emigrated to Plymouth in 1623 but was banished (1624) because of his opposition to…
