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Samuel Freeman HERSEY, Congress, ME (1812-1875)

HERSEY, Samuel Freeman, a Representative from Maine; born in Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, April 12, 1812; attended the common schools of Sumner and Buckfield; taught school 1828-1831; was…

Wilson Shedric HILL, Congress, MS (1863-1921)

HILL, Wilson Shedric, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Lodi, Choctaw County, Miss., January 19, 1863; attended the common schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford; was…

Thomas Kinsella

poetBorn: 1928Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Considered to be the most experimental of the contemporary Irish poets, Kinsella is credited with bringing the techniques of international modernism to…

Paul Muldoon

poetBorn: 1951Birthplace: Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland Designated “one of the two or three most accomplished rhymers now writing in the English language” by the New York Times,…

Samuel ADAMS, Congress, MA (1722-1803)

ADAMS, Samuel, (uncle of Joseph Allen; granduncle of Charles Allen; cousin of John Adams), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 27, 1722; graduated from Harvard…

James Ferdinand IZLAR, Congress, SC (1832-1912)

IZLAR, James Ferdinand, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., November 25, 1832; attended the common schools; was graduated from Emory College,…

John KERSHAW, Congress, SC (1765-1829)

KERSHAW, John, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., September 12, 1765; attended Rushworth School and Oxford College, England; studied law; was admitted…

Benjamin LE FEVRE, Congress, OH (1838-1922)

LE FEVRE, Benjamin, a Representative from Ohio; born near Maplewood, Shelby County, Ohio, on October 8, 1838; attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1858 and 1859; studied law in Sidney,…

Lewis Ernest SAWYER, Congress, AR (1867-1923)

SAWYER, Lewis Ernest, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Shelby County, Ala., June 24, 1867; moved with his parents to Lee County, Miss.; attended the public schools and was graduated…

Milton SAYLER, Congress, OH (1831-1892)

SAYLER, Milton, (cousin of Henry Benton Sayler), a Representative from Ohio; born in Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio, November 4, 1831; attended the public schools; pursued classical studies…