(Encyclopedia) Dewey, GeorgeDewey, Georged&oomacr;ˈē, dy&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1837–1917, American admiral, hero of the battle of Manila, b. Montpelier, Vt., grad. Annapolis, 1858. He saw active…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1859Party: DemocratBATES, Martin Waltham, a Senator from Delaware; born in Salisbury, Conn., February 24, 1786; attended the common schools; moved to Delaware and…
BELL, James Martin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Huntingdon County, Pa., October 16, 1796; attended the public schools; studied law in Steubenville, Ohio; was admitted to the bar in…
BORCHERS, Charles Martin, a Representative from Illinois; born in Lockville, Fairfield County, Ohio, November 18, 1869; moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled in Macon County in 1875…
BRENNAN, Martin Adlai, a Representative from Illinois; born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., September 21, 1879; attended parochial schools; employed as a reporter for the Bloomington…
FITZPATRICK, James Martin, a Representative from New York; born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., June 27, 1869; attended the public schools; worked in the iron-ore mines in West…
FORAN, Martin Ambrose, a Representative from Ohio; born in Choconut, Susquehanna County, Pa., November 11, 1844; attended the public schools and St. Josephâs College; taught school three…
MARTIN, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Farmington, Marion County, Va. (now West Virginia), October 2, 1828; was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville,…
MARTIN, John Cunningham, a Representative from Illinois; born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., April 29, 1880; attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; became…
MARTIN, Robert Nicols, a Representative from Maryland; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., January 14, 1798; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
