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Inness, George

(Encyclopedia) Inness, GeorgeInness, Georgeĭnˈĭs [key], 1825–94, American landscape painter, b. Newburgh, N.Y. His father intended Inness to be a grocer, but he showed artistic talent at an early age…

Martin Leonard SWEENEY, Congress, OH (1885-1960)

SWEENEY, Martin Leonard, (father of Robert E. Sweeney), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 15, 1885; attended the parochial and public schools; was…

Henry Martin ARENS, Congress, MN (1873-1963)

ARENS, Henry Martin, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Westphalia, Germany, November 21, 1873; attended the public schools and an agricultural school in Germany; immigrated to the…

Martin Russell THAYER, Congress, PA (1819-1906)

THAYER, Martin Russell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Dinwiddie County, near the city limits of Petersburg, Va., January 27, 1819; attended the Mount Pleasant Classical Institute…

Benjamin Martin GOLDER, Congress, PA (1891-1946)

GOLDER, Benjamin Martin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Alliance, near Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J., December 23, 1891; moved with his parents to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1893;…

MARTIN, Charles Henry, Congress, NC (1848-1931)

MARTIN, Charles Henry, (great-grandson of Nathaniel Macon), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Youngsville, Franklin County, N.C., August 28, 1848; attended the common schools and…

James Stewart MARTIN, Congress, IL (1826-1907)

MARTIN, James Stewart, a Representative from Illinois; born in Estillville (now Gate City), Scott County, Va., August 19, 1826; attended the common schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory,…

Whitmell Pugh MARTIN, Congress, LA (1867-1929)

MARTIN, Whitmell Pugh, a Representative from Louisiana; born near Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, La., August 12, 1867; attended the public schools and was privately tutored; was graduated…

Martin Linn CLARDY, Congress, MO (1844-1914)

CLARDY, Martin Linn, a Representative from Missouri; born in Ste. Genevieve County, near Farmington, Mo., April 26, 1844; attended the St. Louis University and the University of Mississippi at…

Martin D. HARDIN, Congress, KY (1780-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1817Party: FederalistHARDIN, Martin D., (cousin of Benjamin Hardin and father of John J. Hardin), a Senator from Kentucky; born along the Monongahela River,…