MILLER, Daniel H., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., birth date unknown; elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress; reelected as a Jacksonian to…
PORTER, Timothy H., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York and settled in Cattaraugus County; member of…
(Encyclopedia) James, William, 1842–1910, American philosopher, b. New York City, M.D. Harvard, 1869; son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James. In 1872…
(Encyclopedia) Henley, William Ernest, 1849–1903, English poet, critic, and editor. Although crippled by tuberculosis of the bone, he led an active, vigorous life. As editor of several reviews…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1907; 1918-1918Party: Republican; RepublicanMULKEY, Frederick William, (nephew of Joseph Norton Dolph), a Senator from Oregon; born in Portland, Oreg., January 6…
Senate Years of Service: 1842-1844 Party: Whig SPRAGUE, William, (uncle of William Sprague [1830-1915]), a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Cranston, R.I., November 3…
(Encyclopedia) Osler, Sir WilliamOsler, Sir Williamōˈslər [key], 1849–1919, Canadian physician, M.D. McGill Univ., 1872. Renowned as a physician and as a medical historian, he was also the most…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, William Sherley, 1787–1849, American trader and trapper, known as Old Bill Williams, b. Rutherford co., N.C. Much of his early life was spent in Missouri, where he was a…
Senate Years of Service: 1948-1948Party: DemocratFEAZEL, William Crosson, a Senator from Louisiana; born near Farmerville, Union Parish, La., June 10, 1895; attended the public schools;…
KOONTZ, William Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., July 15, 1830; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1851…
