Senate Years of Service: 1829-1836; 1845-1849; 1853-1856Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig; OppositionCLAYTON, John Middleton, (nephew of Joshua Clayton, cousin of Thomas Clayton, and great-…
RAINEY, Joseph Hayne, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., June 21, 1832; received a limited schooling; followed the trade of barber until 1862,…
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1909Party: RepublicanFORAKER, Joseph Benson, a Senator from Ohio; born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio, on July 5, 1846; pursued preparatory studies; during…
(Encyclopedia) Boussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnéBoussingault, Jean Baptiste Joseph DieudonnézhäN bätēstˈ zhôzĕfˈ dyödônāˈ b&oomacr;săNgōˈ [key], 1802–87, French agricultural chemist.…
DE LA MONTANYA, James, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 20, 1798; resided in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y.; supervisor of Haverstraw in 1832 and 1833; member of…
WHITE, Joseph Livingston, a Representative from Indiana; born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; studied law in Utica, N.Y.; was admitted…
Senate Years of Service: 1811-1817Party: Democratic RepublicanVARNUM, Joseph Bradley, (brother of James Mitchell Varnum), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dracut,…
Senate Years of Service: 1935-1947Party: DemocratGUFFEY, Joseph F., a Senator from Pennsylvania; born at Guffeyâs Station, Westmoreland County, Pa., December 29, 1870; attended the public…
JOHNSTON, Joseph Eggleston, (brother of Charles Clement Johnston and uncle of John Warfield Johnston), a Representative from Virginia; born in Longwood, Prince Edward County, Va., February 3,…
(Encyclopedia) music hall. In England, the Licensing Act of 1737 confined the production of legitimate plays to the two royal theaters—Drury Lane and Covent Garden; the demands for entertainment of…
