industrialist, art collectorBorn: 1877Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Having graduated from Yale in 1899, he began working in his family's lumber business, becoming president in 1911. His interests…
CONGER, Edwin Hurd, a Representative from Iowa; born in Knox County, Ill., March 7, 1843; was graduated from Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill., in 1862; during the Civil War enlisted as a…
CONGER, Harmon Sweatland, a Representative from New York; born in Freeport, Cortland County, N.Y., April 9, 1816; attended the local academy at Cortland in 1833; studied law; was admitted to…
CONGER, James Lockwood, a Representative from Michigan; born in Trenton, N.J., February 18, 1805; moved to New York in 1809 with his parents, who settled in Canandaigua, Ontario County;…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887Party: RepublicanCONGER, Omar Dwight, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., April 1, 1818; moved with his…
HAYS, Edward Retilla, a Representative from Iowa; born near Fostoria, Wood County, Ohio, May 26, 1847; attended rural schools near Fostoria and Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio; served as a…
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RICH, John Tyler, a Representative from Michigan; born in Conneautville, Crawford County, Pa., April 23, 1841; moved with his parents to Addison County, Vt., in 1846 and to Elba, Lapeer County…
(Encyclopedia) Wollstonecraft, MaryWollstonecraft, Maryw&oobreve;lˈstənkräft, –krăft [key], 1759–97, English author and feminist, b. London. She was an early proponent of educational equality…
(Encyclopedia) eel, common name for any fish in the order Anguilliformes, and characterized by a long snakelike body covered with minute scales embedded in the skin. Eels lack the hind pair of fins,…