MAXWELL, Lewis, a Representative from Virginia; born in Chester County, Pa., April 17, 1790; moved with his mother to Virginia about 1800; completed a preparatory course; studied law; was…
COCKERILL, Joseph Randolph, a Representative from Ohio; born in Loudoun County, Va., January 2, 1818; moved to Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, in 1837 and settled in Youngstown; attended…
HORNOR, Lynn Sedwick, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., November 3, 1874; attended the public schools; was employed as a bank clerk in 1892 and…
founder of the Mali EmpireBorn: c. 1210Birthplace: Kangaba State (in present-day Mali) West Africa An ethnic Malinké (also known as Mandinka), Mari Diata was the son of Nare Maghan, ruler of the…
LATHROP, Samuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., on May 1, 1772; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Yale College in 1792;…
SNYDER, Charles Philip, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), June 9, 1847; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to…
CRUMP, Rousseau Owen, a Representative from Michigan; born in Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y., May 20, 1843; attended the public schools in Pittsford and Rochester; moved to Plainwell, Mich.,…
(Encyclopedia) JalpaiguriJalpaigurijəlpīˈg&oobreve;rē [key], town (1991 pop. 68,732), West Bengal state, NE India, on the Tista River. It is the administrative center for a district that produces…
(Encyclopedia) Red River Settlement, agricultural colony in present Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It was the undertaking of Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of Selkirk. Wishing to relieve the…
Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774–1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest. Billy the Kid (…
