ROGERS, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Northumberland, Saratoga County, N.Y., April 30, 1800; attended Granville Academy and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.…
HOSMER, Titus, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in what is now West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., in 1736; was graduated from Yale College in 1757; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
HUGHES, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in New Orleans, La., February 27, 1822; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice…
WURTS, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Flanders, Morris County, N.J., August 13, 1792; after his fatherâs death in 1793 the family resided in Montville, Morris County, and…
REYNOLDS, John Hazard, a Representative from New York; born in Moriah, N.Y., June 21, 1819; attended the public schools in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), N.Y., and Bennington, Vt.; engaged in…
poet, playwrightBorn: 1941Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland In a survey conducted by the Irish Times in 1999, poet Derek Mahon was among the ten most popular writers (living and dead) in…
industrialist, financierBorn: 5/27/1794Birthplace: Port Richmond, N.Y. Having gotten his feet wet operating the Staten Island ferry in 1810, Vanderbilt then worked for Thomas Gibbons before forming…
BAY, William Van Ness, a Representative from Missouri; born in Hudson, N.Y., November 23, 1818; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar; moved to Union, Franklin…
BEACH, Clifton Bailey, a Representative from Ohio; born in Sharon, Medina County, Ohio, September 16, 1845; moved to Cleveland with his parents in 1857; attended the common schools and was…
BENNY, Allan, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 12, 1867; attended the public schools of Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1889…