WASHINGTON, George, (granduncle of George Corbin Washington), a Delegate from Virginia and first President of the United States; born at âWakefield,â near Popes Creek, Westmoreland County…
STEPHENS, John Hall, a Representative from Texas; was born in Shelby County, Tex., on November 22, 1847; attended the common schools in Mansfield, Tarrant County, Tex.; was graduated from…
(Encyclopedia) grog, originally a mixture of rum and water. It is named after Admiral Grogram Vernon, who first ordered the dilution of the British Royal Navy's daily rum ration. The term is now…
HARMON, Randall S., a Representative from Indiana; born in North Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., July 19, 1903; graduated from North Vernon High School; took extension courses in law and tool…
(Encyclopedia) Rossiter, Thomas Pritchard, 1818–1871, American historical painter, b. New Haven, Conn. He spent many years in Europe, studying and painting, and settled finally in Cold Spring, N.Y.,…
BEIDLER, Jacob Atlee, a Representative from Ohio; born in Tredyffrin Township, near Valley Forge, Chester County, Pa., November 2, 1852; attended the country schools, and Lockeâs Seminary,…
CASEY, Zadok, a Representative from Illinois; born in Greene County, Ga., March 7, 1796; attended the common schools; moved to Illinois in 1819 and settled near the present site of Mount…
(Encyclopedia) Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, 1827–1904, English statesman. A brilliant parliamentarian and a supporter of Gladstone, he entered Parliament in 1868 and had a…
(Encyclopedia) District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly…
(Encyclopedia) Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781–1857, American dramatist, b. Mt. Airy, Md., educated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The grandson of Martha Washington, he grew up…
