Senate Years of Service: 1804-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanGILES, William Branch, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., August 12,…
(Encyclopedia) Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836–86, American educator and textbook writer, b. Lima, N.Y., grad. Genesee College (now Syracuse Univ.), 1858. While serving as principal of the Elmira (N.Y.)…
(Encyclopedia) AhasuerusAhasuerusāhăsˌy&oomacr;ēˈrəs [key], Hebrew form of the name Xerxes, as used in the Bible. The Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther is probably Xerxes I. That in the Book of…
(Josephine Esther Mentzer)beautician, business executiveBorn: 1906Birthplace: Corona, Queens, N.Y. With her husband, Joseph Lauder, she developed a line of cosmetics but was unable to convince…
BLACKLEDGE, William Salter, (son of William Blackledge), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Pitt County, N.C., in 1793; moved to Craven County, N.C., and settled in New Bern;…
CLAY, William Lacy, Jr., (son of William Lacy Clay, Sr.), a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo., July 27, 1956; graduated from Springbrook High School, Silver…
INGE, William Marshall, (uncle of Samuel Williams Inge), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Granville County, N.C., in 1802; attended the schools of North Carolina; moved to Tennessee…
WILLIAMS, Christopher Harris, (grandfather of John Sharp Williams), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Hillsboro, Orange County, N.C., December 18, 1798; pursued an academic course and…
WILLIAMS, Joseph Lanier, (son of John Williams, of Tennessee), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., October 23, 1810; completed preparatory studies;…
WILLIAMS, Seward Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., November 7, 1870; attended the common schools, the Amsterdam Academy, Williams College,…
