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James Mercer GARNETT, Congress, VA (1770-1843)

GARNETT, James Mercer, (brother of Robert Selden Garnett and grandfather of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Mount Pleasant,” near Loretto, Essex…

Gabriel RICHARD, Congress, MI (1767-1832)

RICHARD, Gabriel, a Delegate from Michigan Territory; born in La Ville de Saintes, France, October 15, 1767; pursued classical studies; studied theology in the seminary of Augers, France, and…

Henry Joshua SPOONER, Congress, RI (1839-1918)

SPOONER, Henry Joshua, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., August 6, 1839; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in…

Jesse Burr STRODE, Congress, NE (1845-1924)

STRODE, Jesse Burr, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Farmers Township, Fulton County, Ill., February 18, 1845; attended the public and high schools and was graduated from Abingdon (Ill…

James Paul David BUNNING, Congress, KY (1931)

Senate Years of Service: 1999-2011Party: RepublicanBUNNING, James Paul David, a Representative and Senator from Kentucky; born in Southgate, Ky., October 23, 1931; attended parochial schools…

Theodore Lewis POOLE, Congress, NY (1840-1900)

POOLE, Theodore Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 10, 1840; moved with his parents to Syracuse, N.Y., in 1842; attended the common schools;…

Isamu Taniguchi

landscape architect, farmerBorn: circa 1902Birthplace: Osaka, Japan Raised in Japan, Taniguchi immigrated to Stockton, Calif., as a teenager in 1915. He was a farmer in California, raising bonsai…

August Herman ANDRESEN, Congress, MN (1890-1958)

ANDRESEN, August Herman, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Newark, Kendall County, Ill., October 11, 1890; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to Grand Forks, N.Dak., in…