(Encyclopedia) Des Barres or Desbarres, Joseph Frederick WalletDes Barres or Desbarres, Joseph Frederick Walletdābärˈ [key], 1721?–1824, British army officer, surveyor, and artist. He was born of…
McDOWELL, Joseph, (father of Joseph Jefferson McDowell and cousin of Joseph McDowell [1758-1799]), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Winchester, Va., February 15, 1756; moved to…
CLAY, Joseph, (grandfather of William Henry Stiles), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Beverly, Yorkshire, England, October 16, 1741; immigrated to the United States and in 1760 settled in…
ALEXANDER, De Alva Stanwood, a Representative from New York; born in Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, July 17, 1846; attended the common schools; moved with his mother to Ohio in 1859; at…
FLOOD, Henry De La Warr, (brother of Joel West Flood and uncle of Harry Flood Byrd), a Representative from Virginia; born in âEldon,â Appomattox County, Va., September 2, 1865; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1989-Party: Democrat; Independent DemocratLIEBERMAN, Joseph I., a Senator from Connecticut; born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Ct., February 24, 1942; attended…
DESHA, Joseph, (brother of Robert Desha), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Monroe County, Pa., December 9, 1768; pursued preparatory studies; moved to Kentucky with his parents, who…
(Encyclopedia) Ignarro, Louis Joseph, 1941–. American pharmacologist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Minnesota, 1966. He was on the faculty at Tulane Univ. from 1979 to 1985, when he became a…
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, John Joseph, 1797–1864, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland. He joined his family in the United States in 1817 and on graduating from Mt. St. Mary's…
(Encyclopedia) Casey, William Joseph, 1913–87, American public official, b. New York City. After graduating from Fordham (B.S., 1934) he obtained a law degree from St. Johns Univ. (1937). During…
