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William Musgrave CALDER, Congress, NY (1869-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923Party: RepublicanCALDER, William Musgrave, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 3, 1869; attended the public schools of…

William Henry HOOPER, Congress, UT (1813-1882)

HOOPER, William Henry, a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 25, 1813; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved…

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

founder of ChicagoBorn: c. 1750Birthplace: St. Marc, Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) Du Sable had a French father and an African-born slave mother. He was educated (possibly in France) and may…

John Tyler

Born: 3/29/1790Birthplace: Charles City County, Va. John Tyler was born in Charles City County, Va., on March 29, 1790. A William and Mary graduate, he entered law practice and politics, serving in…

George AINSLIE, Congress, ID (1838-1913)

AINSLIE, George, a Delegate from the Territory of Idaho; born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838; attended the common schools, and St. Louis (Mo.) University in 1856 and 1857…

Samuel Harrison COON, Congress, OR (1903-1980)

COON, Samuel Harrison, a Representative from Oregon; born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 15, 1903; attended public schools in Cambridge and Boise, Idaho; graduated from the University of…

Moore, George Edward

(Encyclopedia) Moore, George Edward, 1873–1958, English philosopher, b. Upper Norwood. He was educated at Cambridge, where he was a fellow (1898–1904) and then a lecturer (1911–25) in the department…

Cameron, Simon

(Encyclopedia) Cameron, SimonCameron, Simonkămˈərən [key], 1799–1889, American politician and financier, b. Lancaster co., Pa. From humble beginnings he rose to be a newspaper publisher and with…