religious leader, historianBorn: 1849Birthplace: Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania Enlisting at 14, Williams fought for the North in the Civil War. In 1874, he became the first Black person to graduate…
WELDON, Wayne Curtis (Curt), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pa., July 22, 1947; B.A., West Chester State College, West Chester, Pa., 1969; teacher;…
POTTS, David, Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Warwick Furnace, about eight miles from Pottstown, Chester County, Pa., November 27, 1794; completed preparatory studies in…
(Encyclopedia) Rustin, Bayard, 1910–87, African-American civil-rights leader, b. West Chester, Pa. He attended three colleges but did not obtain a degree. A Quaker, he was imprisoned as a…
ANDERSON, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Virginia in 1762; attended the common schools; during the Revolutionary War joined the Continental Army at the age of fifteen and…
McILVAINE, Abraham Robinson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Ridley, Delaware County, Pa., August 14, 1804; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits in Chester…
JACKSON, William Terry, a Representative from New York; born in Chester, Orange County, N.Y., December 29, 1794; attended the common schools and later studied surveying; taught school in…
HENRY, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Charlestown, N.H., March 22, 1788; attended the common schools; engaged in business in Chester, Vt., and later engaged in manufacturing…
HENRY, William, a Representative from Vermont; born in Charlestown, N.H., March 22, 1788; attended the common schools; engaged in business in Chester, Vt., and later engaged in manufacturing in…
TAYLOR, Benjamin Irving, a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 21, 1877; attended the public schools; was graduated from the high school in New Rochelle, N.Y., and…
