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Henry MARCHANT, Congress, RI (1741-1796)

MARCHANT, Henry, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born at Marthas Vineyard, Mass., April 9, 1741; attended school in Newport, R.I., where his father had moved, and was graduated from Philadelphia…

Richard Henry LEE, Congress, VA (1732-1794)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1792Party: Anti-AdministrationLEE, Richard Henry, (brother of Arthur Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, and great-grandfather of Blair Lee), a Delegate and a Senator…

HENRY, Patrick, Congress, MS (1861-1933)

HENRY, Patrick, (nephew of Patrick Henry [1843-1930]), a Representative from Mississippi; born near Helena, Phillips County, Ark., February 15, 1861; moved with his parents to Vicksburg, Miss…

HENRY, William, Congress, PA (1729-1786)

HENRY, William, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born near Downington, Chester County, Pa., May 19, 1729; attended the common schools; worked as a gunsmith; justice of the court of common pleas of…

Beveridge, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Beveridge, William Henry, 1879–1963, British economist, b. India, grad. Oxford, 1902. His fame as an authority on social problems was gained through investigations and writings in…

Henry BOWEN, Congress, VA (1841-1915)

BOWEN, Henry, (son of Rees Tate Bowen, nephew of John Warfield Johnston, and cousin of William Bowen Campbell), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Maiden Springs,” near Tazewell,…

HENRY, Patrick, Congress, MS (1843-1930)

HENRY, Patrick, (uncle of Patrick Henry [1861-1933]), a Representative from Mississippi; born near Cynthia, Madison County, Miss., February 12, 1843; attended the common schools, Mississippi…

Henry COOPER, Congress, TN (1827-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: DemocratCOOPER, Henry, (brother of Edmund Cooper), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., on August 22, 1827; attended Dixon…

Henry WYNKOOP, Congress, PA (1737-1816)

WYNKOOP, Henry, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pa., March 2, 1737; completed English and classical studies; member of the…

John Flournoy HENRY, Congress, KY (1793-1873)

HENRY, John Flournoy, a Representative from Kentucky; born at Henrys Mill, Scott County, Ky., on January 17, 1793; attended Georgetown Academy, Kentucky, and Jefferson Medical College,…