ELLIOTT, Douglas Hemphill, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 3, 1921; attended the schools of Philadelphia, Pa., and graduated from Haverford School in 1938;…
GOLLADAY, Edward Isaac, (brother of Jacob Shall Golladay), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., September 9, 1830; attended the common schools and was…
GRIFFIN, Isaac, (great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson and great-great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kent County, Del., February 27…
FREDERICK, Benjamin Todd, a Representative from Iowa; born in Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio, October 5, 1834; attended the district schools; completed preparatory studies; engaged in…
HARRISON, Horace Harrison, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., on August 7, 1829; attended Carroll Academy and completed the course in the ancient classics…
CLAYTON, Augustin Smith, a Representative from Georgia; born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 27, 1783; moved with his parents to Richmond County, Ga., in 1784; attended Richmond Academy, and…
(Woodrow Wilson Guthrie)folk singer, composer, songwriterBorn: 7/14/1912Birthplace: Okemah, Oklahoma Folk singer, composer and songwriter known for his political songs (numbering more than 1,000)…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1855; 1855-1857Party: Whig; OppositionJONES, James Chamberlain, a Senator from Tennessee; born near the line between Davidson and Wilson Counties, Tennessee,…
McKNEALLY, Martin Boswell, a Representative from New York; born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., December 31, 1914; educated in Newburgh public schools; A.B., Holy Cross College, 1936; LL.B…
(Encyclopedia) Merchant Adventurers, name given originally to all merchants in England who engaged in export trade, but later applied to loosely organized groups of merchants in the major ports…
