WARD, Artemas, (father of Artemas Ward, Jr.), a Delegate and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., November 26, 1727; attended the common schools and was prepared for…
STOCKMAN, David Alan, a Representative from Michigan; born in Fort Hood, Bell County, Tex., November 10, 1946; educated in the public schools of St. Joseph, Mich. graduated from Lakeshore High…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795; 1795-1796Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistSTRONG, Caleb, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Northampton, Mass., January 9, 1745; studied under…
SULLIVAN, John, (brother of James Sullivan and father of George Sullivan), a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Somersworth, N.H., February 17, 1740; received a limited education; studied law…
Susannahsurvivor of the AlamoBorn: circa 1814Birthplace: possibly Williamson County, Tenn. Dickinson grew up poor and illiterate. When she was 15, she married Almaron Dickinson, a blacksmith. The…
Native American spiritual leaderBorn: fl. 1550–1600Birthplace: ? Deganawidah was the traditional founder, along with Hiawatha, of the Iroquois Confederacy, a political and cultural union of five…
BEE, Thomas, (great-grandfather of Carlos Bee), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1725; educated in Charleston, and later at Oxford University, England; studied law…
Senate Years of Service: 1807-1813Party: Democratic RepublicanGREGG, Andrew, (grandfather of James Xavier McLanahan), a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Pa.,…
GUEVARA, Pedro, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Santa Cruz, Laguna Province, Philippine Islands, February 23, 1879; attended Ateneo Municipal, and graduated from…
