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Patrick, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Patrick, Saint, c.385–461, Christian missionary, the Apostle of Ireland, b. Bannavem Taberniae (an unknown place in Britain, possibly near the Severn or in Pembroke). He was one of the…

Samuel June BARROWS, Congress, MA (1845-1909)

BARROWS, Samuel June, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New York City May 26, 1845; after attending primary school was graduated from the Harvard Divinity School in the fall of 1871…

William Eastin ENGLISH, Congress, IN (1850-1926)

ENGLISH, William Eastin, (son of William Hayden English), a Representative from Indiana; born at “Englishton Park,” near Lexington, Scott County, Ind., November 3, 1850; moved to…

George Wycliffe McBRIDE, Congress, OR (1854-1911)

Senate Years of Service: 1895-1901Party: RepublicanMcBRIDE, George Wycliffe, (brother of John Rogers McBride), a Senator from Oregon; born near Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oreg., March 13, 1854…

Omar Truman BURLESON, Congress, TX (1906-1991)

BURLESON, Omar Truman, a Representative from Texas; born in Anson, Jones County, Tex., March 19, 1906; attended the public schools, Abilene Christian College, and Hardin-Simmons University at…

John HENDERSON, Congress, MS (1797-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845Party: WhigHENDERSON, John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cumberland County, N.J., February 28, 1797; a flatboat man on the Mississippi River; studied…

Rudolph KLEBERG, Congress, TX (1847-1924)

KLEBERG, Rudolph, (great uncle of Robert Christian Eckhardt, uncle of Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr.), a Representative from Texas; born in Cat Spring, Austin County, Tex., on June 26, 1847;…

John Crain KUNKEL, Congress, PA (1898-1970)

KUNKEL, John Crain, (grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill), a Representative from…

Mark Deli SILJANDER, Congress, MI (1951)

SILJANDER, Mark Deli, a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 11, 1951; attended the public schools; graduated from Oak Park-River Forest High School, 1969; B.…