COX, Nicholas Nichols, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bedford County, Tenn., January 6, 1837; went to Seguin, Tex., in early childhood; attended the common schools; served on the…
DOUGLAS, Beverly Browne, a Representative from Virginia; born at Providence Forge, New Kent County, Va., December 21, 1822; attended Rumford Academy in King William County, the College of…
BUCHANAN, Hugh, a Representative from Georgia; born in Argyleshire, Scotland, September 15, 1823; immigrated to the United States and settled in Vermont; attended the public schools of that…
CAMPBELL, Thompson, a Representative from Illinois; born in Ireland in 1811; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Chester County, Pa.; attended the public schools;…
CHESNEY, Chester Anton, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 9, 1916; attended St. Hyacinth and Lane Technical High School; was graduated from the De Paul…
Senate Years of Service: 1862-1865Party: DemocratHARDING, Benjamin Franklin, a Senator from Oregon; born near Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa., on January 4, 1823; attended the public schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1945Party: DemocratCARAWAY, Hattie Wyatt, (wife of Thaddeus Horatius Caraway), a Senator from Arkansas; born in Bakerville, Humphreys County, Tenn., February 1,…
Senate Years of Service: 1967-1997Party: RepublicanHATFIELD, Mark Odom, a Senator from Oregon; born in Dallas, Polk County, Oreg., July 12, 1922; graduated, Willamette University 1943;…
(Encyclopedia) Hale, William Bayard, 1869–1924, American journalist, b. Richmond, Ind. An Episcopal minister, he served in several parishes before attaining a national reputation as a journalist. In…
(Encyclopedia) Killigrew, ThomasKilligrew, Thomaskĭlˈəgr&oomacr;ˌ [key], 1612–83, English dramatist and theater manager, b. London. Before the closing of the theaters by the Puritans in 1642, he…
