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…
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…
TURNER, Charles Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Wentworth, Grafton County, N.H., May 26, 1861; attended the common schools; moved to New York City in November 1879; attended…
TURNER, Smith Spangler, a Representative from Virginia; born in Warren County, Va., November 21, 1842; cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va., when the Civil War commenced,…
MANNING, John, Jr., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., July 30, 1830; attended Edenton Academy, the Norfolk Military Academy, and was graduated from…
PAINE, Robert Treat, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 11, 1731; attended the Boston Latin School and was graduated from Harvard College in 1749; studied theology; was…
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…
APPLEBY, Stewart Hoffman, (son of Theodore Frank Appleby), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J., May 17, 1890; attended the public schools of Asbury…
