PRINDLE, Elizur H., a Representative from New York; born in Newtown, Conn., May 6, 1829; completed preparatory studies; attended the local academy at Homer, N.Y.; studied law; was admitted to…
ADLER, John H., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 23, 1959; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1981; J.D., Harvard University,…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1826Party: JacksonianCHAMBERS, Henry H., a Senator from Alabama; born near Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Va., October 1, 1790; graduated from William and Mary…
HALL, Thomas H., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Prince George County, Va., in June 1773; studied medicine and practiced in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C.; elected as a…
BRICKNER, George H., a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Anspach, Bavaria, Germany, January 21, 1834; immigrated to the United States in 1840 with his parents, who settled in Seneca…
FOUNTAIN, Lawrence H., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Leggett, Edgecombe County, N.C., April 23, 1913; attended the Edgecombe public schools, Edgecombe County, N.C.; A.B.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974; 1975-1975Party: Republican; RepublicanCOTTON, Norris H., a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born on a farm in Warren, Grafton County, N.H.,…
WHEELER, Harrison H., a Representative from Michigan; born at Farmers Creek, Lapeer County, Mich., March 22, 1839; attended the common schools; taught school until 1861; during the Civil War…
(John Townes Van Zandt)songwriter, singerBorn: 3/7/1944Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Van Zandt recorded 15 albums, none of them chart-busting hits, but his influence among other musicians has been…
