Senate Years of Service: 1828-1829; 1829-1831Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonBURNET, Jacob, (son of William Burnet), a Senator from Ohio; born in Newark, N.J., February 22, 1770; pursued preparatory…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1917Party: RepublicanCLAPP, Moses Edwin, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., May 21, 1851; moved with his parents to Hudson, Wis., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1875; 1879-1879Party: Republican; RepublicanCHANDLER, Zachariah, (nephew of John Chandler and Thomas Chandler, grandfather of Frederick Hale and great-great-…
ZOLLICOFFER, Felix Kirk, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1812; attended the âold fieldâ schools and Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1903Party: DemocratJONES, James Kimbrough, a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Marshall County, Miss., September 29, 1839; moved with his father…
POLK, James Knox, (brother of William Hawkins Polk), a Representative from Tennessee and 11th President of the United States; born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2…
Order of Presidential Succession Under George W. Bush The procedure for filling vacancies in the presidency and vice presidency is outlined by the 20th and 25th amendments to the…
(John Donald Imus, Jr.)radio host, writerBorn: 7/23/1940Birthplace: Riverside, Calif. This often crude, sometimes belligerent, proudly uneducated pundit daily reaches at least 15 million listeners…
Hominid fossilBorn: c. 3.2 million years ago The fossil known as Lucy is one of the oldest and best-preserved skeletons of a hominid (two-footed, humanlike primate). Lucy was of the species…
Below is the composition of the 114th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2014 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is…
