(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Alonzo B.Cornell, Alonzo B.kôrnĕlˈ [key], 1832–1904, American businessman and politician, b. Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell was a director (1868–69) and vice president (1870–76) of the…
(Encyclopedia) Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1824–86, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Montgomery Square, near Norristown, Pa. He served with distinction in the Mexican War and was chief…
(Encyclopedia) Hvorostovsky, Dmitri Aleksandrovich, 1962–2017, Russian lyric baritone, b. Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Known for his passionate and vocally mellifluous performances, broad repertoire, superb…
(Encyclopedia) Isabey, Jean BaptisteIsabey, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ ēzäbāˈ [key], 1767–1855, French portrait painter and miniaturist. He was a pupil of J. L. David and was greatly influenced by…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1907; 1918-1918Party: Republican; RepublicanMULKEY, Frederick William, (nephew of Joseph Norton Dolph), a Senator from Oregon; born in Portland, Oreg., January 6…
ELLIOTT, James, a Representative from Vermont; born in Gloucester, Mass., August 18, 1775; during his early years worked on a farm and clerked in a store; moved to Guilford, Vt., in 1790; served…
JOHNSON, Tom Loftin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., July 18, 1854; moved to Indiana in boyhood; attended the public schools; employed in a rolling mill;…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1933Party: DemocratKENDRICK, John Benjamin, a Senator from Wyoming; born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., September 6, 1857; attended the public schools…
Ulysses S. Grant: Crédit Mobilier & the Whiskey Ring by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent Although President Grant had some notable successes during his time in office, including…
