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Ferris, Woodbridge Nathan

(Encyclopedia) Ferris, Woodbridge Nathan, 1853–1928, American educator and public official, b. Tioga co., N.Y. After study (1873–74) at the Univ. of Michigan, he taught in country schools, and became…

Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan

(Encyclopedia) Cardozo, Benjamin NathanCardozo, Benjamin Nathankärdōˈzō [key], 1870–1938, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1932–38), b. New York City. Educated at…

Dole, Nathan Haskell

(Encyclopedia) Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852–1935, American author, b. Chelsea, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. After teaching in New York and in New England, he worked as a newspaperman in Boston, San…

Nathan SOULE, Congress, NY

SOULE, Nathan, a Representative from New York; born in New York, birth date unknown; resided at Fort Plain; completed preparatory studies; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress…

Buchman, Frank Nathan Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Buchman, Frank Nathan DanielBuchman, Frank Nathan Danielb&oobreve;kˈmən [key], 1878–1961, American evangelist, b. Pennsburg, Pa. The international movement he founded has been…

Nathan GOFF, Congress, WV (1843-1920)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919Party: RepublicanGOFF, Nathan, (father of Guy Despard Goff and grandfather of Louise Goff Reece), a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in…

Nathan DANE, Congress, MA (1752-1835)

DANE, Nathan, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Ipswich, Mass., December 29, 1752; was graduated from Harvard College in 1778; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Nathan APPLETON, Congress, MA (1779-1861)

APPLETON, Nathan, (cousin of William Appleton), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Ipswich, N.H., October 6, 1779; attended the common schools, the local academy in New Ipswich,…

Nathan Fellows DIXON, Congress, RI (1774-1842)

Senate Years of Service: 1839-1842Party: WhigDIXON, Nathan Fellows, (father of Nathan Fellows Dixon [1812-1881] and grandfather of Nathan Fellows Dixon [1847-1897]), a Senator from Rhode…

DIXON, Nathan Fellows, Congress, RI (1812-1881)

DIXON, Nathan Fellows, (son of Nathan Fellows Dixon [1774-1842], and father of Nathan Fellows Dixon [1847-1897]), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Westerly, R.I., May 1, 1812;…