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Isaac WAYNE, Congress, PA (1772-1852)

WAYNE, Isaac, (son of Anthony Wayne), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Paoli, Chester County, Pa., in 1772; attended the common schools and was graduated from Dickinson College,…

Isaac WILDRICK, Congress, NJ (1803-1892)

WILDRICK, Isaac, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Marksboro, Warren County, N.J., March 3, 1803; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits near Blairstown, Warren…

Isaac PIERSON, Congress, NJ (1770-1833)

PIERSON, Isaac, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., August 15, 1770; attended private schools; was graduated from Princeton College in 1789; studied medicine…

Hecker, Isaac Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Hecker, Isaac Thomas, 1819–88, American Roman Catholic priest, founder of the Paulist Fathers; son of Prussian immigrants. Feeling the general discontent of his day in the dying…

Isaac MOTTE, Congress, SC (1738-1795)

MOTTE, Isaac, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., December 8, 1738; appointed ensign in His Majesty’s Sixtieth Royal American Regiment, December 19, 1756, and promoted…

Isaac ANDERSON, Congress, PA (1760-1838)

ANDERSON, Isaac, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at “Anderson Place,” in Charlestown Township, near Valley Forge, Chester County, Pa., November 23, 1760; as a mere youth was the…

Isaac THOMAS, Congress, TN (1784-1859)

THOMAS, Isaac, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Sevierville, Tenn., November 4, 1784; after the death of his parents he moved to Winchester, Tenn., in 1800; self-educated; studied law…

Isaac WILSON, Congress, NY (1780-1848)

WILSON, Isaac, a Representative from New York; born in Middlebury, Vt., June 25, 1780; served in the War of 1812 as captain of Cavalry; moved to Genesee County, N.Y.; member of the State…

Isaac FLETCHER, Congress, VT (1784-1842)

FLETCHER, Isaac, a Representative from Vermont; born in Dunstable, Middlesex County, Mass., November 22, 1784; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H…

Isaac LOW, Congress, NY (1735-1791)

LOW, Isaac, a Delegate from New York; born at Raritan Landing, near New Brunswick, N.J., April 13, 1735; moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits; stamp-act commissioner for…