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William Alexander SMITH, Congress, NC (1828-1888)

SMITH, William Alexander, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Warren County, N.C., January 9, 1828; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the State…

Louis Woodard EMERSON, Congress, NY (1857-1924)

EMERSON, Louis Woodard, a Representative from New York; born in Warrensburg, Warren County, N.Y., July 25, 1857; attended the district school and was graduated from Warrensburg Academy;…

Presidential Firsts

The Question: I need to know the answers to some presidential firsts. Can you help me? Who was the first president to be voted for…

Giving Pledge Participants

The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…

Members of Congress: US, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from US Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, John 1735-1826 ADAMS, John Quincy 1767-1848 AGNEW, Spiro…

House of Representatives, 114th Congress

Below is the composition of the 114th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2014 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is…

Betty Ford

(Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Elizabeth Ann Warren)former First Lady of the United States, humanitarianBorn: 4/8/1918Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. A former dancer with the Martha Graham Company in New York,…

Franklin CORWIN, Congress, IL (1818-1879)

CORWIN, Franklin, (nephew of Moses Bledso Corwin and Thomas Corwin), a Representative from Illinois; born in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, January 12, 1818; attended private schools; studied…

Thomas WHIPPLE, Jr., Congress, NH (1787-1835)

WHIPPLE, Thomas, Jr., a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., in 1787; completed preparatory studies; moved to Warren, N.H., in 1811; studied medicine in…