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Joshua COIT, Congress, CT (1758-1798)

COIT, Joshua, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New London, Conn., October 7, 1758; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Harvard College in 1776; studied law; was…

John Eugene HARDING, Congress, OH (1877-1959)

HARDING, John Eugene, a Representative from Ohio; born in Excello, Butler County, Ohio, June 27, 1877; attended the Amanda public schools and Pennsylvania Military Academy at Chester; was…

Hart Benton HOLTON, Congress, MD (1835-1907)

HOLTON, Hart Benton, a Representative from Maryland; born near Elkton, Cecil County, Md., October 13, 1835; attended the common schools and Hopewell Academy, Chester, Pa.; moved to Baltimore,…

David JACKSON, Congress, PA (17301801)

JACKSON, David, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Newtown-Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland, about 1730; immigrated to the United States and settled in Edenton, Chester County, Pa.;…

Thomas LEE, Congress, NJ (1780-1856)

LEE, Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., November 28, 1780; resided in Chester Valley, Pa., during his earlier years and attended the common schools; moved to…

Richard Taylor SCHULZE, Congress, PA (1929)

SCHULZE, Richard Taylor, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 7, 1929; graduated from Haverford High School, February 1948; attended University of Houston,…

Rowland DAY, Congress, NY (1779-1853)

DAY, Rowland, a Representative from New York; born in Chester, Mass., March 6, 1779; moved with his parents to Skaneateles, N.Y., in 1805, and from thence to Moravia, N.Y., in 1810; engaged in…

Henry PAGE, Congress, MD (1841-1913)

PAGE, Henry, a Representative from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., June 28, 1841; received preparatory instruction at the school of Anthony Bolivar, West Chester, Pa.;…

Condoleezza Rice

Secretary of State, professor, diplomatBorn: 11/14/1954Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Rice became President George W. Bush's second Secretary of State in January 2005, despite opposition from a…

Lott, Trent

(Encyclopedia) Lott, Trent (Chester Trent Lott), 1941–, American politician, b. Grenada, Miss. Lott attended college and law school at the Univ. of Mississippi, then briefly (1967) worked with a…