MOORE, Ely, a Representative from New York; born near Belvidere, Warren County, N.J., July 4, 1798; attended the public schools; moved to New York City; studied medicine, but did not engage in…
HOWELL, George Evan, a Representative from Illinois; born in Marion, Williamson County, Ill., September 21, 1905; attended the public schools at Villa Grove, Douglas County, Ill.; graduated…
WATTERSON, Harvey Magee, (father of Henry Watterson), a Representative from Tennessee; born at âBeechgrove,â the family homestead, in Bedford County, Tenn., November 23, 1811; pursued…
ESTABROOK, Experience, a Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska; born in Lebanon, N.H., April 30, 1813; moved with his parents to Clarence, Erie County, N.Y., in 1822; attended the public…
GREENWAY, Isabella Selmes, (later Mrs. Harry Orland King), a Representative from Arizona; born Isabella Selmes in Boone County, Ky., March 22, 1886; attended the public schools and Miss…
Senate Years of Service: 1993-2000Party: RepublicanCOVERDELL, Paul, a Senator from Georgia; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 20, 1939; attended Cobb County, Ga. public schools;…
(Encyclopedia) CampbellCampbellkămˈbəl [key], Scottish noble family, the head of which is the duke of Argyll. The Campbells of Lochow (Lochawe) rose to power in W Scotland in the later Middle Ages.…
People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, Italian adventurer and antiquities dealer Bent, James Theodore, English explorer and archaeologist Bingham,…
MASON, John Calvin, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., August 4, 1802; attended country and city schools in Montgomery County and Mount Sterling…
