Senate Years of Service: 1845-1862Party: DemocratBRIGHT, Jesse David, a Senator from Indiana; born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812; moved with his parents to Madison, Ind…
(Encyclopedia) Jarves, James JacksonJarves, James Jacksonjärˈvĭs [key], 1818–88, American art critic and art collector, b. Boston. He spent some years in Honolulu, where he founded and edited a…
OVERSTREET, Jesse, a Representative from Indiana; born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., December 14, 1859; attended the schools of his native city; was graduated from the Franklin High…
(Encyclopedia) Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861–1932, American historian, b. Portage, Wis. He taught at the Univ. of Wisconsin from 1885 to 1910 except for a year spent in graduate study at Johns…
JACKSON, William Humphreys, (father of William Purnell Jackson), a Representative from Maryland; born near Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., October 15, 1839; received a common-school training…
KENNON, William, Sr., (cousin of William Kennon, Jr.), a Representative from Ohio; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793; moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1804…
actorBorn: 6/11/1978Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After begging his casting-director mother to let him go on auditions, Joshua Jackson began his acting career in a 1987 television…
Senate Years of Service: 1912-1914Party: RepublicanJACKSON, William Purnell, (son of William Humphreys Jackson), a Senator from Maryland; born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., January 11,…
Senate Years of Service: 1953-1983Party: DemocratJACKSON, Henry Martin (Scoop), a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Everett, Snohomish County, Wash., May 31, 1912; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1861Party: DemocratIVERSON, Alfred, Sr., a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Liberty County, Ga., December 3, 1798; attended private schools and…
