REILLY, Wilson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; was born in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pa., August 8, 1811; attended the common schools; engaged as a hatter in Waynesboro and…
BENNETT, Hendley Stone, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., April 7, 1807; attended the public schools in West Point, Miss.; studied law; was…
BRADY, Jasper Ewing, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pa., March 4, 1797; attended the common schools; learned the hatterâs trade; taught school in…
OSMER, James H., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Tenterdon (near London), England, January 23, 1832; when an infant his parents immigrated to the United States and settled near…
MAURY, Abram Poindexter, (cousin of Fontaine Maury Maverick), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., December 26, 1801; completed preparatory studies…
CULVER, Charles Vernon, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Logan, Hocking County, Ohio, September 6, 1830; received a liberal preparatory schooling and attended the Ohio Wesleyan…
(Encyclopedia) Allen, William, 1704–80, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. He and his father-in-law, Andrew Hamilton, decided the choice of Philadelphia instead of Chester as provincial capital, and…
(Encyclopedia) Gerhart, Emanuel VogelGerhart, Emanuel Vogelgârˈhärt [key], 1817–1904, American minister of the German Reformed Church and educator, b. Freeburg, Pa. Gerhart was president of…
(Encyclopedia) Benbridge, Henry, 1744–1812, American portrait painter and miniaturist, b. Philadelphia, studied in Italy and with Benjamin West in London. His portraits are characterized by technical…
