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Canarsee

(Encyclopedia) CanarseeCanarseekənärˈsē [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They occupied the western…

Osgood, Herbert Levi

(Encyclopedia) Osgood, Herbert Levi, 1855–1918, American historian, b. Canton, Maine. He taught at Worcester Academy (1877–79) and Brooklyn High School (1883–89). From 1890 to 1896 he was adjunct…

Hugh Leo CAREY, Congress, NY (1919)

CAREY, Hugh Leo, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 11, 1919; graduated from St. John’s College and from the law school of the same college, LL.B.,…

Warren Isbell LEE, Congress, NY (1876-1955)

LEE, Warren Isbell, a Representative from New York; born in Bartlett, Oneida County, N.Y., February 5, 1876; attended the public schools; was graduated from Colgate Academy, Hamilton, N.Y., in…

Bernard SANDERS, Congress, VT (1941)

Senate Years of Service: 2007-Party: IndependentSANDERS, Bernard, a Senator and a Representative from Vermont; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 8, 1941; graduated from Madison…

Alfred Clark CHAPIN, Congress, NY (1848-1936)

CHAPIN, Alfred Clark, (grandfather of Hamilton Fish, Jr., [1926- ]), a Representative from New York; born in South Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., March 8, 1848; resided in Springfield, Mass…

Eugene James KEOGH, Congress, NY (1907-1989)

KEOGH, Eugene James, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 30, 1907; attended the public schools and Commercial High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.; was graduated from the…

James Way COVERT, Congress, NY (1842-1910)

COVERT, James Way, a Representative from New York; born at Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y., September 2, 1842; attended the public schools and received an academic education in Locust Valley, N.…

John Joseph FITZGERALD, Congress, NY (1872-1952)

FITZGERALD, John Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 10, 1872; attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy (formerly Sacred Heart Academy), and was…