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Jonathan CILLEY, Congress, ME (1802-1838)

CILLEY, Jonathan, (nephew of Bradbury Cilley and brother of Joseph Cilley), a Representative from Maine; born in Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., July 2, 1802; attended Atkinson Academy,…

John Barentse YATES, Congress, NY (1784-1836)

YATES, John Barentse, a Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, N.Y., February 1, 1784; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Union College at Schenectady in 1802;…

Ashbel Parmelee FITCH, Congress, NY (1848-1904)

FITCH, Ashbel Parmelee, a Representative from New York; born in Moores, Clinton County, N.Y., October 8, 1848; attended the public schools of New York, Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass…

Harry Clay RANSLEY, Congress, PA (1863-1941)

RANSLEY, Harry Clay, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 5, 1863; attended the public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; served in the…

Eastman, George

(Encyclopedia) Eastman, George, 1854–1932, American inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, b. Waterville, N.Y. By mass production of his photographic inventions, Eastman enormously stimulated…

Clark, Kenneth Bancroft

(Encyclopedia) Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914–2005, American psychologist and educator, b. Panama Canal Zone, grad. Howard (B.A., 1935) and Columbia (Ph.D., 1940). Clark taught psychology at Howard (…

Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer

(Encyclopedia) Lutyens, Sir Edwin LandseerLutyens, Sir Edwin Landseerlŭˈchənz, lŭˈtyənz [key], 1869–1944, English architect. He began his career designing small houses in Surrey and later executed a…

Norman Rond HAMILTON, Congress, VA (1877-1964)

HAMILTON, Norman Rond, a Representative from Virginia; born in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Va., November 13, 1877; attended the public and high schools; newspaper reporter in Norfolk 1895-1914…

Samuel Walker McCALL, Congress, MA (1851-1923)

McCALL, Samuel Walker, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Providence, Bedford County, Pa., February 28, 1851; spent his early life in Illinois; attended the Mount Carroll (Ill…