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Ralph Dayton COLE, Congress, OH (1873-1932)

COLE, Ralph Dayton, (brother of Raymond Clinton Cole), a Representative from Ohio; born in Vanlue, Hancock County, Ohio, November 30, 1873; attended the common schools; was graduated from…

John RUTHERFURD, Congress, NJ (1760-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1798Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistRUTHERFURD, John, a Senator from New Jersey; born in New York City on September 20, 1760; graduated from the…

John McKenzie MOSS, Congress, KY (1868-1929)

MOSS, John McKenzie, (nephew of James Andrew McKenzie), a Representative from Kentucky; born on a farm near Bennettstown, Christian County, Ky., January 3, 1868; attended the common and…

Dean, John Wesley III

(Encyclopedia) Dean, John Wesley III, 1938- , American lawyer and government official, b. Akron, Oh., College of Wooster, Ohio (B.A., 1961),…

Vicksburg

(Encyclopedia) Vicksburg, city (1990 pop. 20,908), seat of Warren co., W Miss., on bluffs above the Mississippi River at the mouth of the Yazoo; inc. 1825. An important port, it is the commercial,…

Lost Islands of the World

Navassa Island Isle of pristine peauty and the Guano Act of 1856 Where Is It? Columbus managed to find Navassa in 1507, yet today the island remains virtually invisible to the tourists…