chocolatier, philanthropistBorn: 9/13/1857Birthplace: Derry Township, Pa. His aspirations for a formal education quashed by grade four, Hershey apprenticed to a confectioner in Lancaster,…
rancher, public officialBorn: 1860Birthplace: Macon County, Ga. Active in the cattle business in Colorado, he was governor from 1913–15. His term was tainted by the accusation that he favored the…
inventor, manufacturer, reformerBorn: 8/3/1846Birthplace: Carnarvonshire, Wales Jones began working in the oil fields of Ohio and Pennsylvania when he was only 10 years old, and gained enough…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Vermont Member Name Birth-Death AIKEN, George David 1892-1984 ALLEN, Heman (of Colchester) 1779-1852…
HAMMOND, Robert Hanna, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., April 28, 1791; attended the academies at Milton; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member…
BOUND, Franklin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., April 9, 1829; attended the common schools and old Milton Academy; studied law at Easton, Pa.;…
(Encyclopedia) Hershey, uninc. city (2020 pop. 13,858), Dauphin co., S central Pa.; founded 1903 as a planned community for workers at the Hershey Corp…
POLLOCK, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milton, Pa., September 11, 1810; attended the Kirkpatrick Private School at Milton; was graduated from Princeton College in 1831;…
