POLK, Rufus King, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., August 23, 1866; attended Webbâs Academy, Culleoka, Tenn.; was graduated from Lehigh University,…
LATTA, James Polk, a Representative from Nebraska; born near Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, October 31, 1844; moved with his parents to Jackson County, Iowa, in 1846; attended the district…
An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States
Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became president…
POLK, Albert Fawcett, a Representative from Delaware; born in Frederica, Kent County, Del., October 11, 1869; attended public and private schools; was graduated from Delaware College (now the…
POLK, James Gould, a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm in Penn Township, Highland County, Ohio, October 6, 1896; attended elementary school in Highland, Ohio; graduated from New Vienna…
(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Sarah Helen (Power), 1803–78, American poet, b. Providence, R.I. In 1828 she married a Boston lawyer, John W. Whitman; after his death (1833) she returned to Providence and…
(Encyclopedia) Siddons, Sarah Kemble, 1755–1831, English actress. The most distinguished of the famous Kemble family, she had early theatrical experience in her father's traveling company, and at 18…
HALL, James Knox Polk, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milesburg, Center County, Pa., September 30, 1844; educated in Pittsburgh, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar November…
(Encyclopedia) Hale, Sarah Josepha (Buell), 1788–1879, American author, editor, and feminist, b. near Newport, N.H. In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's…
(Encyclopedia) Millin, Sarah Gertrude (Liebson), 1889–1968, South African writer. The first of her novels about colonial and racial problems in South Africa is Dark River (1920). Later novels include…
