Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…
WHITE, William John, a Representative from Ohio; born at Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada, October 7, 1850; moved to the United States in 1857 with his parents, who settled in Cleveland, Ohio;…
COLLINS, William, (son of Ela Collins), a Representative from New York; born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., February 22, 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…
(Encyclopedia) Rhodes, James FordRhodes, James Fordrōdz [key], 1848–1927, American historian, b. Ohio City (now part of Cleveland). While studying in Europe he visited ironworks and steelworks in…
(Encyclopedia) Owens, Jesse, 1913–80, U.S. track star, b. Alabama. He was also called John Cleveland Owens, although his original name was said to be simply J. C. Owens. After his family moved to…
(Encyclopedia) Young, Cy (Denton True Young), 1867–1955, American baseball player, b. Gilmore, Ohio. He played with the Canton (Ohio) club of the Tri-State League before he pitched (1890–98) for the…
WADE, Edward, (brother of Benjamin Franklin Wade), a Representative from Ohio; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 22, 1802; received a limited schooling; moved to…
MARSHALL, Lycurgus Luther, a Representative from Ohio; born in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, July 9, 1888; attended the public schools; was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware…
GREEN, Frederick William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Fredericktown (now Frederick), Md., February 18, 1816; settled in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1833; pursued an academic course; studied law;…
Founder of MiamiBorn: c. 1840Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Miami is the only major U.S. city to have been founded by a woman. Julia Tuttle, a Clevelander, first saw southern Florida in 1875 when…
