SHERWOOD, Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bridgeport, Conn., October 9, 1813; moved with his parents to Catharine, Chemung County, N.Y., in 1817; attended the common schools…
BANISTER, John, a Delegate from Virginia; born at âHatcherâs Run,â near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., December 26, 1734; attended a private school at Wakefield, England, and was…
BESHLIN, Earl Hanley, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Conewango Township, Warren County, Pa., April 28, 1870; graduated from Warren High School, Warren, Pa.; lawyer, private…
BLAND, Richard, (uncle of Theodorick Bland), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Orange County, Va., May 6, 1710; completed preparatory studies; attended the College of William and Mary; member…
JENKS, Michael Hutchinson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Bridgetown Mills, Bucks County, near Middletown, Pa., May 21, 1795; pursued an academic course; engaged in agricultural…
(Encyclopedia) Gould, Stephen Jay, 1941–2002, American paleontologist and science writer, b. Queens, New York; grad. Antioch College (B.S., 1963), Columbia Univ. (Ph.D., 1967). With Niles Eldredge,…
(Encyclopedia) Burgoyne, JohnBurgoyne, Johnbərgoinˈ [key], 1722–92, British general and playwright. In the Seven Years War, his victory over the Spanish in storming (1762) Valencia de Alcántara in…
The Question: Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson supposedly struck out the same guy six years apart for both of their 3,000th strikeouts. Who was this guy? The Answer…
MILLIKEN, William H., Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 19, 1897; moved to Sharon Hill, Delaware County, Pa., in 1906; attended Sharon Hill public…
NASH, Abner, a Delegate from North Carolina; born at Templeton Manor, on the Appomattox River, near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., August 8, 1740; attended the rural schools in Virginia…
