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De Witt Clinton BADGER, Congress, OH (1858-1926)

BADGER, De Witt Clinton, a Representative from Ohio; born near London, Madison County, Ohio, August 7, 1858; attended the country schools in Madison County and Mount Union College, Alliance,…

De Witt Clinton LEACH, Congress, MI (1822-1909)

LEACH, De Witt Clinton, a Representative from Michigan; born in Clarence, Erie County, N.Y., November 23, 1822; moved with his parents to Genesee County, Mich., in early youth; attended the…

Winthrop

(Encyclopedia) Winthrop, residential town (1990 pop. 18,127), Suffolk co., E Mass., on a peninsula extending into Boston Bay; settled 1635, set off from North Chelsea and inc. 1852. Several houses of…

Rufus Smith FROST, Congress, MA (1826-1894)

FROST, Rufus Smith, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marlboro, Cheshire County, N.H., July 18, 1826; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1833; attended the public schools; engaged in…

Daniel BUCK, Congress, VT (1753-1816)

BUCK, Daniel, (father of Daniel Azro Ashley Buck), a Representative from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., November 9, 1753; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1783 and practiced in…

Francis Ball FAY, Congress, MA (1793-1876)

FAY, Francis Ball, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Southboro, Worcester County, Mass., June 12, 1793; received a limited education; engaged in mercantile pursuits; postmaster of…

Revere

(Encyclopedia) Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc.…