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Joseph CASEY, Congress, PA (1814-1879)

CASEY, Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Ringgold Manor, Washington County, Md., December 17, 1814; studied law in Carlisle, Pa.; was admitted to the bar in 1838 and…

Sidney CLARKE, Congress, KS (1831-1909)

CLARKE, Sidney, a Representative from Kansas; born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., October 16, 1831; attended the public schools; publisher of the Southbridge Press in 1854; settled…

Frank Joseph GUARINI, Jr., Congress, NJ (1924)

GUARINI, Frank Joseph, Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., August 20, 1924; graduated from Lincoln High School, 1942; commissioned a naval officer…

Andrew Jackson HAMILTON, Congress, TX (1815-1875)

HAMILTON, Andrew Jackson, (brother of Morgan Calvin Hamilton), a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., January 28, 1815; attended the common schools; studied law…

John HENRY, Congress, IL (1800-1882)

HENRY, John, a Representative from Illinois; born near Stanford, Lincoln County, Ky., November 1, 1800; attended the public schools; served as a private in Captain Arnett’s company of…

HENRY, John, Congress, IL (1800-1882)

HENRY, John, a Representative from Illinois; born near Stanford, Lincoln County, Ky., November 1, 1800; attended the public schools; served as a private in Captain Arnett’s company of Illinois…

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…

James Randolph HUBBELL, Congress, OH (1824-1890)

HUBBELL, James Randolph, a Representative from Ohio; born in Lincoln Township, Delaware County, Ohio, July 13, 1824; attended the common schools; taught school at Woodbury, Ohio; studied law;…

Whitney M. Young, Jr.

social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks in business and politics and…