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John Edward NELSON, Congress, ME (1874-1955)

NELSON, John Edward, (father of Charles Pembroke Nelson), a Representative from Maine; born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, July 12, 1874; attended the common and high schools of Waterville…

John Van McDUFFIE, Congress, AL (1841-1896)

McDUFFIE, John Van, a Representative from Alabama; born in Addison, Steuben County, N.Y., May 16, 1841; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Bureau County, Ill., in 1855;…

Henry Bacon LOVERING, Congress, MA (1841-1911)

LOVERING, Henry Bacon, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Portsmouth, N.H., April 8, 1841; attended the public schools of Lynn, Mass., and was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy…

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

founder of ChicagoBorn: c. 1750Birthplace: St. Marc, Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) Du Sable had a French father and an African-born slave mother. He was educated (possibly in France) and may…

Theron AKIN, Congress, NY (1855-1933)

AKIN, Theron, a Representative from New York; born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., May 23, 1855; attended the common schools of Amsterdam, N.Y., and also was privately tutored at home;…

John Bassett ALLEY, Congress, MA (1817-1896)

ALLEY, John Bassett, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., January 7, 1817; attended the common schools; at the age of fourteen was apprenticed as a shoemaker…

Frank John BECKER, Congress, NY (1899-1981)

BECKER, Frank John, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 27, 1899; moved with his parents to Lynbrook, Nassau County, L.I., in November 1905; attended the public…

Don Calvin EDWARDS, Congress, KY (1861-1938)

EDWARDS, Don Calvin, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Moulton, Appanoose County, Iowa, on July 13, 1861; moved to Erie, Neosho County, Kans., with his parents in 1869; attended the…