(Encyclopedia) Pellico, SilvioPellico, Silviosēlˈvyō pĕlˈlēkō [key], 1789–1854, Italian dramatic poet. His principal work is Francesca da Rimini (1815, tr. 1856). Imprisoned for eight years by the…
Senate Years of Service: 1800-1803Party: FederalistMORRIS, Gouverneur, (half brother of Lewis Morris and uncle of Lewis Richard Morris), a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in…
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1813Party: FederalistBAYARD, James Asheton, Sr., (father of Richard Henry Bayard and James Asheton Bayard, Jr., nephew of John Bubenheim Bayard, grandfather of…
Senate Years of Service: 1815-1823Party: Democratic RepublicanWILLIAMS, John, (brother of Lewis Williams and Robert Williams, father of Joseph Lanier Williams, and cousin of Marmaduke Williams…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1822Party: Democratic RepublicanPINKNEY, William, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., March 17, 1764; pursued classical studies…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891Party: RepublicanEVARTS, William Maxwell, (grandson of Roger Sherman, cousin of Roger Sherman Baldwin), a Senator from New York; born in Boston, Mass.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanCAMERON, Simon, (father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown,…
Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1831; 1831-1832Party: Jackson Republican; Jacksonian; NullifierHAYNE, Robert Young, (brother of Arthur Peronneau Hayne), a Senator from South Carolina…
LANGSTON, John Mercer, a Representative from Virginia; born in Louisa, Louisa County, Va., December 14, 1829; attended the common schools in Ohio; was graduated from the literary department of…
Senate Years of Service: 1883-1913Party: RepublicanCULLOM, Shelby Moore, (nephew of Alvan Cullom and William Cullom), a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Wayne County, Ky.,…
