THOMSON, Alexander, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Franklin County, Pa., January 12, 1788; apprenticed as a sickle maker; moved to Bedford, Pa.; received a limited schooling;…
EGBERT, Albert Gallatin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pa., on April 13, 1828; attended the public schools and Austinburg Academy, Ohio; was…
CAFFERY, Patrick Thomson, (grandson of Donelson Caffery), a Representative from Louisiana; born near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., July 6, 1932; attended public schools of Franklin and…
MOORE, John, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Berkeley County, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1788; pursued an academic course; moved to Franklin, La.; member of the State house of…
(Encyclopedia) diffusion, in chemistry, the spontaneous migration of substances from regions where their concentration is high to regions where their concentration is low. Diffusion is important in…
Senate Years of Service: 1993-2011Party: RepublicanBENNETT, Robert, (son of Wallace Foster Bennett), a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 18, 1933; attended Utah public…
CLAYTON, Augustin Smith, a Representative from Georgia; born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 27, 1783; moved with his parents to Richmond County, Ga., in 1784; attended Richmond Academy, and…
COX, Nicholas Nichols, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bedford County, Tenn., January 6, 1837; went to Seguin, Tex., in early childhood; attended the common schools; served on the…
CONVERSE, George Leroy, a Representative from Ohio; born in Georgesville, Franklin County, Ohio, June 4, 1827; attended the common schools and Central College, Ohio, and was graduated from…
FOSS, Eugene Noble, (brother of George Edmund Foss), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Berkshire, near St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., on September 24, 1858; attended the…
