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John Richard WALSH, Congress, IN (1913-1975)

WALSH, John Richard, a Representative from Indiana; born in Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind., May 22, 1913; attended the public schools; was graduated from Indiana University Law School in…

Daniel Darwin PRATT, Congress, IN (1813-1877)

Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875Party: RepublicanPRATT, Daniel Darwin, a Senator from Indiana; born in Palermo, Maine, October 26, 1813; moved to New York with his parents, who settled in…

Oliver Hampton SMITH, Congress, IN (1794-1859)

Senate Years of Service: 1837-1843Party: WhigSMITH, Oliver Hampton, a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born on Smith’s Island, near Trenton, N.J., October 23, 1794; attended the…

Schuyler COLFAX, Congress, IN (1823-1885)

COLFAX, Schuyler, a Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in New York City March 23, 1823; attended the common schools; in 1836 moved with his parents to…

F. Jay NIMTZ, Congress, IN (1915-1990)

NIMTZ, F. Jay, a Representative from Indiana; born in South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Ind., December 1, 1915; attended the public schools; Indiana University, A.B., 1938 and from the same…

Jasper PACKARD, Congress, IN (1832-1899)

PACKARD, Jasper, a Representative from Indiana; born in Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio, February 1, 1832; moved with his parents to Indiana in 1835; attended the public schools and was…

Thompson, William T.

(Encyclopedia) Thompson, William T., 1812–82, American humorist and editor, b. Ravenna, Ohio. He was founder and editor of the Savannah Morning News, which became one of the most prominent newspapers…

D. Bailey MERRILL, Congress, IN (1912-1993)

MERRILL, D. Bailey, a Representative from Indiana; born in Hymera, Sullivan County, Ind., November 22, 1912; graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute, Ind., 1933; graduated…

John HANNA, Congress, IN (1827-1882)

HANNA, John, a Representative from Indiana; born near Indianapolis, Ind., September 3, 1827; pursued classical studies; was graduated from the Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw) University,…

Richard Lieber

pioneering conservationistBorn: 9/5/1869Birthplace: St. Johann-Saarbrucken, Germany Lieber grew up in Germany and studied in England for a year before coming to the United States in 1891. At first…