Senate Years of Service: 1847-1847; 1849-1853
Party: Democrat; Democrat
SOULÉ, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Castillon-en-Couserans, near Bordeaux, France, August 31,…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1869; 1871-1877Party: Republican; RepublicanFRELINGHUYSEN, Frederick Theodore, (nephew and adopted son of Theodore Frelinghuysen, grandson of Frederick…
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1889; 1889-1901Party: Republican; RepublicanCHANDLER, William Eaton, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Concord, N.H., December 28, 1835; attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1876-1881Party: RepublicanBLAINE, James Gillespie, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830;…
Senate Years of Service: 1965-1968Party: DemocratKENNEDY, Robert Francis, (brother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, uncle of Patrick J…
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(Encyclopedia) Little Turtle, c.1752–1812, chief of the Miami, born in a Miami village near present-day Fort Wayne, Ind. He was noted for his oratorical powers, military skill, and intelligence. He…
(Encyclopedia) LayamonLayamonlāˈəmən, –mŏn, līˈ– [key], fl. c.1200, first prominent Middle English poet. He described himself as a humble priest attached to the church at Ernley (Arley Regis) near…
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, David EliLilienthal, David Elilĭlˈyənthôl [key], 1899–1981, American public official, b. Morton, Ill. He was admitted (1923) to the bar, practiced law, and was appointed by…