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Charles Wilson BUTTZ, Congress, SC (1837-1913)

BUTTZ, Charles Wilson, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., November 16, 1837; moved with his parents to Buttzville, N.J., in 1839; completed academic…

John Wilson CAMPBELL, Congress, OH (1782-1833)

CAMPBELL, John Wilson, a Representative from Ohio; born near Miller’s Iron Works, Augusta County, Va., February 23, 1782; attended the common schools; taught school; studied law; was…

John Wilson CANDLER, Congress, MA (1828-1903)

CANDLER, John Wilson, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., February 10, 1828; attended the Marblehead Academy and Dummer Academy, Byfield, Mass.; entered a countingroom…

Charles Wilson PIERCE, Congress, AL (1823-1907)

PIERCE, Charles Wilson, a Representative from Alabama; born in Benton, Yates County, N.Y., October 7, 1823; completed preparatory studies; moved with his father to Sandusky, Ohio, in 1829, and…

William Wilson POTTER, Congress, PA (1792-1839)

POTTER, William Wilson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Potters Mills, Pa., December 18, 1792; completed preparatory studies in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., and was graduated…

Tumulty, Joseph Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Tumulty, Joseph Patrick, 1879–1954, American politician, b. Jersey City, N.J. After his admission to the bar, he practiced law in Jersey City (1902–8) and served in the New Jersey…

Hispanic American Scientists

  Ellen Ochoa   Luis Walter Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Franklin Chang-Dìaz, astronaut Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Carlos Noriega,…