IRWIN, William Wallace, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1803; attended a private school in Pittsburgh and Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.; studied law; was…
SHIELDS, Benjamin Glover, a Representative from Alabama; born in Abbeville, S.C., in 1808; moved with his father to Clarke County, Ala.; resided in Demopolis, Marengo County, Ala.; completed…
The Question: My son and a friend are working on a an 8th grade history project. Could you tell us who invented or patented bearings? He loves skateboarding and this is why he…
(Encyclopedia) Bassano, JacopoBassano, Jacopoyäˈkōpō bäs-säˈnō [key], c.1515–1592, Venetian painter, whose original name was Jacopo, or Giacomo, da Ponte, b. Bassano, Italy. Bassano first studied…
BLEECKER, Harmanus, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., October 9, 1779; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Albany; elected as a…
OGLE, Andrew Jackson, (grandson of Alexander Ogle and nephew of Charles Ogle), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., March 25, 1822; completed preparatory…
LAY, George Washington, a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, N.Y., July 26, 1798; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College at Clinton, N.Y., in 1817;…
DE WITT, Charles Gerrit, (grandson of Charles De Witt), a Representative from New York; born in Greenhill, Ulster County, N.Y., November 7, 1789; studied law and practiced; clerk in the Navy…
CLARK, Ambrose Williams, a Representative from New York; born near Cooperstown, N.Y., on February 19, 1810; attended the public schools; publisher of the Otsego Journal 1831-1836, of the…
(Encyclopedia) De Predis, AmbrogioDe Predis, Ambrogioämbrōˈjō dā prāˈdēs [key] c.1455–c.1506, Milanese painter. He worked under Leonardo da Vinci and copied many of his paintings. He also executed…
