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Samuel Gardiner WRIGHT, Congress, NJ (1781-1845)

WRIGHT, Samuel Gardiner, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Wrightstown, N.J., November 18, 1781; was mainly self-educated; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia, Pa., with a…

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Gardiner, Sir John Eliot

(Encyclopedia) Gardiner, Sir John Eliot, 1943–, English conductor, studied King's College, Cambridge, and with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Known particularly for performances of baroque music on period…

Asher TYLER, Congress, NY (1798-1875)

TYLER, Asher, a Representative from New York; born in Bridgewater, Oneida County, N.Y., May 10, 1798; was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1817; studied law; was admitted to…

Leachman, Cloris

(Encyclopedia) Leachman, Cloris, 1926-2021, American actress, b. Des Moines, Ia. Leachman began acting in children’s theater when she was seven, and…

Julia May CARSON, Congress, IN (1938-2007)

CARSON, Julia May, (grandmother of André Carson) a Representative from Indiana; born Julia May Porter in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 8, 1938; graduated from Crispus Attucks High School…

John Tyler MORGAN, Congress, AL (1824-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1907Party: DemocratMORGAN, John Tyler, a Senator from Alabama; born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., June 20, 1824; moved with his parents to Alabama in 1833 and…

John Tyler RICH, Congress, MI (1841-1926)

RICH, John Tyler, a Representative from Michigan; born in Conneautville, Crawford County, Pa., April 23, 1841; moved with his parents to Addison County, Vt., in 1846 and to Elba, Lapeer County…

James Manning TYLER, Congress, VT (1835-1926)

TYLER, James Manning, a Representative from Vermont; born in Wilmington, Windham County, Vt., April 27, 1835; attended the Brattleboro Academy and was graduated from the Law University of…

Moses Tyler STEVENS, Congress, MA (1825-1907)

STEVENS, Moses Tyler, (brother of Charles Abbot Stevens and cousin of Isaac Ingalls Stevens), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in North Andover (then a part of Andover), Essex County…