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Joseph HENDERSON, Congress, PA (1791-1863)

HENDERSON, Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pa., August 2, 1791; moved with his parents to Center County, Pa., in 1802; attended the public…

Joseph HOWELL, Congress, UT (1857-1918)

HOWELL, Joseph, a Representative from Utah; born in Brigham City, Boxelder County, Utah, February 17, 1857; moved with his parents to Wellsville, Utah, in 1863; attended the common schools and…

Joseph KIRKLAND, Congress, NY (1770-1844)

KIRKLAND, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Newent Society, in the present town of Lisbon (then part of Norwich), Conn., January 18, 1770; was graduated from Yale College in 1790…

John Joseph LaFALCE, Congress, NY (1939)

LaFALCE, John Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 6, 1939; graduated from Canisius High School, Buffalo, N.Y., 1957; B.S., Canisius College,…

Joseph Showalter SMITH, Congress, OR (1824-1884)

SMITH, Joseph Showalter, a Representative from Oregon; born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., June 20, 1824; attended the common schools; moved to Oregon City in the spring of 1844; moved…

Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Baron, 1768–1830, French mathematician and physicist. He was noted for his researches on heat and on numerical equations. He originated Fourier's theorem…

Joseph MULLIN, Congress, NY (1811-1882)

MULLIN, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland, August 6, 1811; immigrated to the United States in 1820 with his parents, who settled in Watertown,…

Thomas Joseph TAUKE, Congress, IA (1950)

TAUKE, Thomas Joseph, a Representative from Iowa; born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, October 11, 1950; attended the Dubuque County private schools; graduated from Wahlert High School, 1968…

Joseph DIXON, Congress, NC (1828-1883)

DIXON, Joseph, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Greene County, near Farmville, Pitt County, N.C., April 9, 1828; attended the public schools and was tutored privately; engaged in…