(Encyclopedia) Michener, James AlbertMichener, James Albertmĭchˈnər [key], 1907–97, American author, b. New York City, grad. Swarthmore, 1929. His short-story collection Tales of the South Pacific (…
(Encyclopedia) Flood, James Clair, 1826–89, American silver magnate, b. New York City. Having been apprenticed to a carriage maker, he left to join the California gold rush in 1849. The following…
WADSWORTH, James Wolcott, (father of James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.), a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 12, 1846; attended Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven,…
ROOT, Jesse, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Coventry, Tolland County, Conn., December 28, 1736; was graduated from Princeton College in 1756; studied theology in Andover; was ordained as…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; AdamsTHOMAS, Jesse Burgess, a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…
Senate Years of Service: 1814-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanWHARTON, Jesse, (grandfather of Wharton Jackson Green), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Covesville,…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847Party: DemocratSPEIGHT, Jesse, a Representative from North Carolina and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Greene County, N.C., September 22, 1795; attended…
SLOCUMB, Jesse, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spring Bank, Dobbs (later Wayne) County, N.C., in 1780; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held…
Senate Years of Service: 1799-1805; 1807-1813Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic RepublicanFRANKLIN, Jesse, (brother of Meshack Franklin), a Representative and a Senator from North…
Senate Years of Service: 1973-2003Party: RepublicanHELMS, Jesse, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Monroe, Union County, N.C., October 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of Monroe,…
