WALSH, James Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 22, 1858; attended the public schools and St. Jamesâ Parochial School; was graduated from Manhattan College in…
businesswomanBorn: 7/15/1867Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, worked from a young age. When her father died, Walker helped her mother run her laundry business. She…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1906Party: RepublicanBURTON, Joseph Ralph, a Senator from Kansas; born near Mitchell, Lawrence County, Ind., November 16, 1852; attended the common schools,…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph I, 1678–1711, Holy Roman emperor (1705–11), king of Hungary (1687–1711) and of Bohemia (1705–11), son and successor of Leopold I. Joseph became Holy Roman emperor in the midst…
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,…
MITCHELL, William, a Representative from Indiana; born in Root, Montgomery County, N.Y., January 19, 1807; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1836; moved to…
MITCHELL, Alexander, (father of John Lendrum Mitchell), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 18, 1817; attended the parish schools and completed a…
MITCHELL, Anderson, a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Milton, Caswell County, N.C., June 13, 1800; attended Binghamâs School, Orange County, N.C., and was graduated…
MITCHELL, Charles F., a Representative from New York; born in New York City about 1808; attended the public schools; moved to Lockport, N.Y., in 1829; appointed one of the firemen of the…
MITCHELL, Edward Archibald, a Representative from Indiana; born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., December 2, 1910; attended the grade and high schools and had three years of college…