Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Democrat CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr., a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Penn., April 13, 1960; graduated College of the Holy Cross 1982; J.D…
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Anthony, 1646?–1720, French author of Scottish descent, b. Ireland. He spent much time in France, where he became a master of the French language. He fought in the Dutch Wars…
CASEY, Joseph Edward, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., December 27, 1898; attended the public schools; served as a private in the United States…
Senate Years of Service: 1889-1893Party: RepublicanCASEY, Lyman Rufus, a Senator from North Dakota; born in York, Livingston County, N.Y., May 6, 1837; moved with his parents to Ypsilanti,…
YOUNG, Hiram Casey, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., December 14, 1828; moved with his parents to a farm near Byhalia, Marshall County, Miss., in…
(Encyclopedia) Wood or à Wood, Anthony, 1632–95, English antiquary. His painstaking researches into the history of Oxford resulted in two great works, The History and Antiquities of the University of…
CASEY, John Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pa., May 26, 1875; attended the public schools and St. Maryâs parochial school; member…
CASEY, Robert Randolph, a Representative from Texas; born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., July 27, 1915; moved with his parents to Houston, Tex., in 1930 and graduated from San Jacinto High…
activistBorn: 2/15/1820 Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Anthony was a nearly 70-year veteran in the fight for women's rights. She began organizing for equal pay as a teenage schoolteacher and…
(Encyclopedia) Quitman, John Anthony, 1798–1858, American general and politician, b. Rhinebeck, N.Y. He settled in Natchez, Miss., where he practiced law and held a series of political offices,…
