CRADLEBAUGH, John, a Delegate from the Territory of Nevada; born in Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, February 22, 1819; attended the common schools, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, and…
CRAVENS, William Fadjo, (son of William Ben Cravens), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., February 15, 1899; attended the public schools, the University…
DANIELS, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 24, 1825; at an early age he was taken to Toledo, Ohio, and learned his fatherâs trade of shoemaker; moved to…
DAVIS, Clifford, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss., November 18, 1897; moved with his parents to Memphis, Tenn., in 1911; attended the public schools of…
DAVIS, Joseph Jonathan, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., April 13, 1828; attended Louisburg Academy, Wake Forest (N.C.) College, and the…
NICHOLS, William Flynt, a Representative from Alabama; born on a small farm in Monroe County, near Becker, Miss., October 16, 1918; graduated from Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga, Ala., in…
PATTEN, Thomas Gedney, a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 12, 1861; attended Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, N.Y., Columbia College, New York City, 1877-1879,…
WRIGHT, Charles Frederick, (brother of Myron Benjamin Wright), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pa., on May 3, 1856; attended the public…
The Question: Which president promised "a chicken in every pot"? The Answer: It wasn't just chicken. During the presidential campaign of 1928, a circular…
MILLER, Rutger Bleecker, (son of Morris Smith Miller), a Representative from New York; born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., July 28, 1805; attended the common schools in Utica, the Catholic…
