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brasses, monumental

(Encyclopedia) brasses, monumental, or sepulchral brasses, memorials to the dead, in use in churches on the Continent and in England in the 13th cent. and for several centuries following. They are…

House of Representatives, 112th Congress

Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…

Charles Phelps TAFT, Congress, OH (1843-1929)

TAFT, Charles Phelps, (brother of President William Howard Taft, uncle of Robert Alphonso Taft and granduncle of Robert Taft, Jr.), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio,…

Morton Denison HULL, Congress, IL (1867-1937)

HULL, Morton Denison, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., January 13, 1867; attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., in 1885; was graduated…

James William HUSTED, Congress, NY (1870-1925)

HUSTED, James William, a Representative from New York; born in Peekskill, Westchester County, N.Y., March 16, 1870; attended private schools, the Peekskill Military Academy, and Cutler’s…

James BELL, Congress, NH (1804-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857Party: Opposition; RepublicanBELL, James, (son of Samuel Bell, uncle of Samuel Newell Bell, and cousin of Charles Henry Bell), a Senator from New Hampshire;…

Samuel Newell BELL, Congress, NH (1829-1889)

BELL, Samuel Newell, (grandson of Samuel Bell and nephew of James Bell), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., March 25, 1829; attended school in…

David Augustus BOODY, Congress, NY (1837-1930)

BOODY, David Augustus, a Representative from New York; born in Jackson, Waldo County, Maine, August 13, 1837; attended the common schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; studied law; was…

Pierre Samuel du PONT, IV, Congress, DE (1935)

du PONT, Pierre Samuel, IV, a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., January 22, 1935; educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1948-1952; B.S.E…