HOLT, Marjorie Sewell, a Representative from Maryland; born Marjorie Sewell in Birmingham, Ala., September 17, 1920; attended Jacksonville Junior College, 1940-1941; LL.B., (J.D.), University…
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1806Party: Democratic RepublicanWRIGHT, Robert, (cousin of Turbutt Wright), a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born at âNarborough,â near…
(Encyclopedia) clipper, type of sailing ship, designed for speed. Long and narrow, the clipper had the greatest beam aft of the center; the bow cleaved the waves; and the ship carried, besides…
SENEY, Joshua, a Delegate and a Representative from Maryland; born near Church Hill, Queen Annes County, Md., March 4, 1756; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of…
PAGE, Henry, a Representative from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., June 28, 1841; received preparatory instruction at the school of Anthony Bolivar, West Chester, Pa.;…
When Dorothy Straight of Washington, D.C. was 4 years old, she wrote a story for her grandmother entitled “How the World Began.” Her parents thought it was good enough to be published. They were…
WEDEMEYER, William Walter, a Representative from Michigan; born near Lima Township, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 22, 1873; attended the district schools and Ann Arbor High School; was…
WRIGHT, Turbutt, (cousin of Robert Wright), a Delegate from Maryland; born at âWhite Marsh,â near Chester Mills (now Centerville), Queen Annes County, Md., on February 5, 1741; engaged in…
MILES, Joshua Weldon, a Representative from Maryland; born on his fatherâs farm on the Great Annamessex River, near the village of Marion, Somerset County, Md., December 9, 1858; attended…
PACA, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at âWye Hall,â near Abingdon, Queen Anne (now Harford) County, Md., October 31, 1740; was graduated from Philadelphia College in 1759; studied…
