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George Bragg FIELDER, Congress, NJ (1842-1906)

FIELDER, George Bragg, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., July 24, 1842; attended private and public schools in his native town, and was graduated from the Dickinson…

Robert Douglas HEATON, Congress, PA (1873-1933)

HEATON, Robert Douglas, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Raven Run, Schuylkill County, Pa., July 1, 1873; moved to Ashland, Pa., with his parents in 1886; attended the common…

James Graham CLINTON, Congress, NY (1804-1849)

CLINTON, James Graham, (half brother of De Witt Clinton and George Clinton [1771-1809], nephew of George Clinton [1739-1812]), a Representative from New York; born in Little Britain, Orange…

William Davis DALY, Congress, NJ (1851-1900)

DALY, William Davis, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., June 4, 1851; attended the public schools; from the age of fourteen until he was nineteen was employed as an…

David Short DENNISON, Congress, OH (1918-2001)

DENNISON, David Short, a Representative from Ohio; born in Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, July 29, 1918; graduated from Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio, 1936; Williams College,…

Ronald Brooks CAMERON, Congress, CA (1927-2006)

CAMERON, Ronald Brooks, a Representative from California; born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1927; graduated from Western Reserve High School, Hudson, Ohio, 1945; attended…

Jacob Aaron CANTOR, Congress, NY (1854-1921)

CANTOR, Jacob Aaron, a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 6, 1854; attended the public schools; reporter on the New York World for several years; was graduated from…

Fort Chipewyan

(Encyclopedia) Fort ChipewyanFort Chipewyanchĭpəwīˈən [key], trading post, NE Alta., Canada, at the west end of Lake Athabasca. The old Fort Chipewyan, on the south shore, was built for the North…

Fort Washington

(Encyclopedia) Fort Washington, military post during the American Revolution, situated on the highest point of Manhattan island, New York City, overlooking the Hudson River opposite Fort Lee, N.J. It…