(Encyclopedia) Bol, FerdinandBol, Ferdinandfĕrˈdĭnänt bôl [key], 1616–80, Dutch painter. He studied with Rembrandt in Amsterdam, and his early work (e.g., Elizabeth Bas, Amsterdam) has sometimes been…
physicianBorn: 1846Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole was the second Black woman to graduate from medical school (1867). She joined Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the…
Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were born British subjects. Van…
PHELAN, James, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss., December 7, 1856; moved with his father to Memphis, Tenn., in 1867; attended private schools and the…
FRANKHAUSER, William Horace, a Representative from Michigan; born in Wood County, Ohio, March 5, 1863; moved with his parents to Monroe, Mich., in 1875; attended the public schools, Michigan…
BRODHEAD, Joseph Davis, (son of Richard Brodhead), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 12, 1859; attended the public schools; studied law; was…
BROWN, Elias, a Representative from Maryland; born near Baltimore, Md., on May 9, 1793; attended the common schools; presidential elector on the ticket of Monroe and Tompkins in 1820 and on…
CARPENTER, Davis, a Representative from New York; born in Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H., December 25, 1799; studied medicine; was graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) College in 1824; studied law…
CHAMBERLAIN, John Curtis, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Worcester, Mass., June 5, 1772; was graduated from Harvard College in 1793; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1796…
HASTINGS, William Soden, (son of Seth Hastings), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., June 3, 1798; completed preparatory studies and was graduated…
