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Jonathan Bayard SMITH, Congress, PA (1742-1812)

SMITH, Jonathan Bayard, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 21, 1742; received an English education, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1760; secretary…

Jonathan Nicoll HAVENS, Congress, NY (1757-1799)

HAVENS, Jonathan Nicoll, a Representative from New York; born on Shelter Island, Suffolk County, N.Y., June 18, 1757; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1777;…

Jonathan J. HAZARD, Congress, RI (1744-1824)

HAZARD, Jonathan J., a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., in 1744; completed preparatory studies; member of the State house of representatives in 1776; paymaster in the…

Joseph Jonathan DAVIS, Congress, NC (1828-1892)

DAVIS, Joseph Jonathan, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., April 13, 1828; attended Louisburg Academy, Wake Forest (N.C.) College, and the…

Edward ROBINSON, Congress, ME (1796-1857)

ROBINSON, Edward, a Representative from Maine; born in Cushing, Maine, November 25, 1796; self-educated while engaged in seafaring; engaged in mercantile pursuits at Thomaston, Maine, in 1837…

Zane, Ebenezer

(Encyclopedia) Zane, Ebenezer, 1747–1811, American pioneer and land speculator, b. near what is now Moorefield, W.Va. (then Virginia). With his brothers Silas and Jonathan, he went west in 1769 and…