SMITH, John Hyatt, a Representative from New York; born in Saratoga, N.Y., April 10, 1824; taught by his father; employed for a time as a clerk in Detroit, Mich., and later as a bank clerk in…
ROOSEVELT, Robert Barnwell, (nephew of James I. Roosevelt and uncle of Theodore Roosevelt), a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 7, 1829; completed preparatory studies…
SHARPE, Peter, a Representative from New York; born in New York, December 10, 1777; completed preparatory studies; member of the Columbia County Medical Society, 1807; alderman, New York, N.Y…
CLEARY, William Edward, a Representative from New York; born in Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y., July 20, 1849; attended the public schools and the Ellenville Academy; moved to Brooklyn in…
media executiveBorn: 4/4/1948Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A native of Brooklyn, New York, Parsons graduated from the University of Hawaii, where he played varsity basketball. He earned a law…
CROOKE, Philip Schuyler, a Representative from New York; born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., March 2, 1810; was graduated from Dutchess Academy in Poughkeepsie; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
DUNWELL, Charles Tappan, a Representative from New York; born in Newark, Wayne County, N.Y., February 13, 1852; moved with his parents to Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y., in 1854; attended the Lyons…
(Encyclopedia) Hartman, David, 1931–2013, Israeli rabbi and philosopher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The son of Hasidim who immigrated to the United States from Israel, he trained as a rabbi at Yeshiva Univ.,…
(Encyclopedia) Baziotes, WilliamBaziotes, Williambăzēōˈtēz [key], 1912–64, American painter, b. Pittsburgh. Baziotes's works of the 1940s and 50s are largely abstract images, usually with brooding,…
(Encyclopedia) Steig, William, 1907–2003, American cartoonist and children's book writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He began drawing cartoons for the The New Yorker in the 1930s, and ultimately produced over…
