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John ALEXANDER, Congress, OH (1777-1848)

ALEXANDER, John, a Representative from Ohio; born at Crowsville, in the Spartanburg District, S.C., April 16, 1777; attended the public schools; moved to Butler County, Ohio, and thence to…

John McKEE, Congress, AL (1771-1832)

McKEE, John, a Representative from Alabama; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) County, Va., in 1771; attended Liberty Hall Academy (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va.; United…

John HAMILTON, Congress, PA (1754-1837)

HAMILTON, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York (now Adams) County, Pa., November 25, 1754; moved to Washington County, Pa., in 1783; commissioned lieutenant colonel of…

John WOODRUFF, Congress, CT (1826-1868)

WOODRUFF, John, a Representative from Connecticut; born in West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 12, 1826; received a limited schooling; moved to Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., in…

Ford, John, American film director

(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1895–1973, American film director, b. Cape Elizabeth, Maine, as John Martin Feeney. Ford began directing in 1917 after an apprenticeship with his brother Francis. Over the…

John PENN, Congress, NC (1741-1788)

PENN, John, (nephew of Edmund Pendleton and cousin of Nathaniel Pendleton), a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., May 17, 1741; was educated under private…

HILL, John, Congress, NJ (1821-1884)

HILL, John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., June 10, 1821; attended private schools; employed as a bank clerk and learned bookkeeping in Catskill, N.Y.;…