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Fred Dickinson LETTS, Congress, IA (1875-1965)

LETTS, Fred Dickinson, (cousin of Lester Jesse Dickinson), a Representative from Iowa; born near Ainsworth, Washington County, Iowa, April 26, 1875; attended the common schools of Washington…

Fred Ewing LEWIS, Congress, PA (1865-1949)

LEWIS, Fred Ewing, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pa., February 8, 1865; attended the public schools, the Collegiate and Commercial Institute, New Haven…

Fred James DOUGLAS, Congress, NY (1869-1949)

DOUGLAS, Fred James, a Representative from New York; born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., September 14, 1869; moved with his parents to Little Falls, N.Y., in 1874; attended the public…

Fred Thomas DUBOIS, Congress, ID (1851-1930)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897; 1901-1907Party: Republican; DemocratDUBOIS, Fred Thomas, a Delegate and a Senator from Idaho; born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., May 29, 1851;…

Fred Ernst BUSBEY, Congress, IL (1895-1966)

BUSBEY, Fred Ernst, a Representative from Illinois; born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., February 8, 1895; attended the public schools, Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., and…

Fred Schuyler JACKSON, Congress, KS (1868-1931)

JACKSON, Fred Schuyler, a Representative from Kansas; born in Stanton, Miami County, Kans., April 19, 1868; moved to Greenwood County, Kans., with his parents in 1881; attended the public…

Hampton, Wade, American planter and soldier

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Wade, c.1752–1835, American planter and soldier, b. Halifax co., Va. He served in the American Revolution and took part in South Carolina politics, opposing the ratification…

Hampton, part of Greater London, England

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about…

Armstrong, Samuel Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, Samuel Chapman, 1839–93, American educator, philanthropist, and soldier, b. Hawaiian Islands, of missionary parents, grad. Williams, 1862. He served in the Union army in the…