MAYO, Robert Murphy, a Representative from Virginia; born in Hague, Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1836; attended private schools and William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va.; was…
SWINDALL, Charles, a Representative from Oklahoma; born at College Mound, near Terrell, Kaufman County, Tex., February 13, 1876; attended the public schools and Vanderbilt University,…
TALLMADGE, Benjamin, (father of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Brookhaven, Long Island, N.Y., February 25, 1754; moved to Litchfield, Conn., in 1783…
ROCKWELL, Robert Fay, a Representative from Colorado; born in Cortland, N.Y., February 11, 1886; attended the public schools of New York State, the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., and Princeton…
HAGEN, Harold Christian, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., November 10, 1901; attended the public and high schools; was graduated from St. Olaf College,…
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1817Party: FederalistHARDIN, Martin D., (cousin of Benjamin Hardin and father of John J. Hardin), a Senator from Kentucky; born along the Monongahela River,…
FRELINGHUYSEN, Peter Hood Ballantine, Jr., (cousin of Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen, great-grandson of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, great-great-nephew of Theodore Frelinghuysen, and great-great-…
May is Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month—a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Much like Black History and Women's History celebrations, APA…
(Encyclopedia) Ambrose, SaintAmbrose, Saintămˈbrōz [key], 340?–397, bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, b. Trier, of Christian parents. Educated at Rome, he became (c.372) governor of Liguria and…
BENNETT, Philip Allen, (father of Marion T. Bennett), a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo., March 5, 1881; attended the public schools and Buffalo (…
