WISE, Henry Alexander, (father of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and uncle of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Va.,…
PINCKNEY, Thomas, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., October 23, 1750; attended Westminster School, Oxford, England, and was graduated from Oxford University,…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1818Party: Democratic RepublicanFISK, James, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Mass., October 4, 1763; self-…
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1841Party: DemocratLUMPKIN, Wilson, (uncle of John Henry Lumpkin and grandfather of Middleton Pope Barrow), a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born near…
CAMPBELL, Robert Blair, (brother of John Campbell of South Carolina), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Marlboro County, S.C., birth date unknown; educated by a private tutor;…
HASKINS, Kittredge, a Representative from Vermont; born in Dover, Vt., April 8, 1836; attended the public schools and received instruction from a private tutor; studied law; was admitted to…
(Encyclopedia) Point Roberts, uninc. town (1990 pop. 750), Whatcom co., NW Wash., on the Strait of Georgia near the tip of the Point Roberts, or Tsawwassen, peninsula, extending south from British…
(Encyclopedia) stelestelestēˈlē [key], slab of stone or terra-cotta, usually oblong, set up in a vertical position, for votive or memorial purposes. Upon the slabs were carved inscriptions…
Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897; 1901-1907Party: Republican; DemocratDUBOIS, Fred Thomas, a Delegate and a Senator from Idaho; born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., May 29, 1851;…
Senate Years of Service: 1795-1796Party: FederalistWALTON, George, (brother of John Walton and cousin of Matthew Walton), a Delegate and a Senator from Georgia; born in Cumberland County, Va…
