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William Davis VEEDER, Congress, NY (1835-1910)

VEEDER, William Davis, a Representative from New York; born in Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., May 19, 1835; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Denis Michael HURLEY, Congress, NY (1843-1899)

HURLEY, Denis Michael, a Representative from New York; born in the city of Limerick, Ireland, March 14, 1843; immigrated to the United States in 1850 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn…

Leo C. ZEFERETTI, Congress, NY (1927)

ZEFERETTI, Leo C., a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 15, 1927; attended public schools in Brooklyn; attended New York University, 1963; City University of New York…

Mazursky, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Mazursky, Paul (Irwin Lawrence Mazursky), 1939-2014, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn…

Richard Joseph TONRY, Congress, NY (1893-1971)

TONRY, Richard Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 30, 1893; educated in the public schools, Randolph Military Academy, Montclair, N.J., and Pratt…

John Godfrey SCHUMAKER, Congress, NY (1826-1905)

SCHUMAKER, John Godfrey, a Representative from New York; born in Claverack, Columbia County, N.Y., June 27, 1826; completed preparatory studies in the Lenox (Mass.) Academy; studied law; was…

Longfellow, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Longfellow, Samuel, 1819–92, American clergyman and hymn writer, b. Portland, Maine; brother and biographer of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He was a Unitarian pastor in Fall River, Mass…