KNOX, James, a Representative from Illinois; born in Canajoharie, N.Y., July 4, 1807; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., and was graduated from Yale College in 1830; studied law; was…
SKAGGS, David Evans, a Representative from Colorado; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 22, 1943; graduated from Cranford High School, Cranford, N.J., 1960; B.A., Wesleyan…
SKELTON, Charles, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pa., April 19, 1806; moved to Trenton, N.J., about 1829; attended the country schools and Trenton…
STORM, John Brutzman, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pa., September 19, 1838; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Dickinson…
COWLES, George Washington, a Representative from New York; born in Otisco, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 6, 1823; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Hamilton College,…
DAVIS, Thomas Treadwell, (grandson of Thomas Tredwell), a Representative from New York; born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., August 22, 1810; moved to New York in 1817 with his parents,…
WREN, Thomas, a Representative from Nevada; born in McArthurstown, Ohio, January 2, 1826; received a common-school education; moved with his parents to Illinois; crossed the Plains to…
(Encyclopedia) Atanasoff, John Vincent, 1903–1995, inventor of the digital computer, b. Hamilton, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Florida (B.S., 1925), Iowa State College (M.S., 1926), Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Andrews, town (1991 pop. 11,302), Fife, E Scotland, on the North Sea. A summer resort, it is famous for its golf courses. It was the seat of an archbishop from 908 and the…
(Encyclopedia) Rimmer, William, 1816–79, American sculptor and writer, b. Liverpool, England. He was brought up in the United States and after working as a cobbler in Brockton, Mass., at the age of…
