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Samuel Bell MAXEY, Congress, TX (1825-1895)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1887Party: DemocratMAXEY, Samuel Bell, a Senator from Texas; born in Tomkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., March 30, 1825; attended the common schools and graduated…

Royal Samuel COPELAND, Congress, NY (1868-1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1938Party: DemocratCOPELAND, Royal Samuel, a Senator from New York; born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., on November 7, 1868; attended the public schools and…

Samuel Ryan CURTIS, Congress, IA (1805-1866)

CURTIS, Samuel Ryan, a Representative from Iowa; born near Champlain, Clinton County, N.Y., February 3, 1805; moved to Ohio, where he attended the public schools; appointed a cadet in the…

Ting, Samuel Chao Chung

(Encyclopedia) Ting, Samuel Chao Chung, 1936–, American physicist, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan 1962. Ting was a professor at Columbia from 1965 to 1969, when he joined the faculty at…

Samuel TWEEDY, Congress, CT (1776-1868)

TWEEDY, Samuel, a Representative from Connecticut; born at Nine Partners, Dutchess County, N.Y., March 8, 1776; moved to Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn.; member of the State house of…

Samuel WHARTON, Congress, DE (1732-1800)

WHARTON, Samuel, a Delegate from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 3, 1732; received a liberal schooling; engaged in mercantile pursuits; speculated in western lands and promoted the…

Samuel RHOADS, Congress, PA (1711-1784)

RHOADS, Samuel, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1711; received a limited schooling and became a carpenter and builder; member of the city council in 1741; member of…

Samuel GOODE, Congress, VA (1756-1822)

GOODE, Samuel, a Representative from Virginia; born in “Whitby,” Chesterfield County, Va., March 21, 1756; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced…

Samuel GRIFFIN, Congress, VA (1746-1810)

GRIFFIN, Samuel, a Representative from Virginia; born in 1746 in Richmond County, Va.; pursued classical studies; studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced; colonel in the…

Samuel GRIFFITH, Congress, PA (1816-1893)

GRIFFITH, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, Great Britain, February 14, 1816; instructed in elementary subjects by a private teacher; was…