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Jonas Phillips PHOENIX, Congress, NY (1788-1859)

PHOENIX, Jonas Phillips, a Representative from New York; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., January 14, 1788; received a limited schooling; became a merchant in New York City; alderman…

Joseph Warren RAY, Congress, PA (1849-1928)

RAY, Joseph Warren, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Nineveh, Morris Township, Greene County, Pa., May 25, 1849; attended the common schools and was graduated from Waynesburg (Pa…

Richard FRANCHOT, Congress, NY (1816-1875)

FRANCHOT, Richard, a Representative from New York; born in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y., June 2, 1816; attended the public schools and the Hartwick and Cherry Valley Academies; studied civil…

Steven Craig GUNDERSON, Congress, WI (1951)

GUNDERSON, Steven Craig, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wis., May 10, 1951; attended the public schools in Pleasantville and Whitehall, Wis.; B.A.,…

Robert HAMILTON, Congress, NJ (1809-1878)

HAMILTON, Robert, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., December 9, 1809; attended the common schools; moved to Newton, N.J., in 1831; studied law; was…

Floyd Kirk HASKELL, Congress, CO (1916-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1973-1979Party: DemocratHASKELL, Floyd Kirk, a Senator from Colorado; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., February 7, 1916; graduated, Harvard University 1937;…

Marjorie Scardino

business executiveBorn: 1947 Birthplace: Flagstaff, Arizona After growing up Texarkana, Tex., where she participated in rodeos as a teenager, Marjorie Morris earned a BA in French and psychology…

Barenaked Ladies

Canadian folk-rock group Steven Page and Ed Robertson established the band in 1998. They claim the band's name is meant to suggest youthful naivete and is not at all sexist. Tyler Steward and Jim…

James Henry LANE, Congress, KS (1814-1866)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1866Party: RepublicanLANE, James Henry, (son of Amos Lane), a Representative from Indiana and a Senator from Kansas; born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., June 22, 1814;…

U.S. Constitution Primer

Balancing the rights of the federal government, the states, and individuals by Shmuel Ross var newWindow = null; function closeWin(){ if (newWindow != null){ if(!newWindow.…