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Whitley Bay

(Encyclopedia) Whitley Bay, town (1991 pop. 36,040), North Tyneside metropolitan district, NE England, on the North Sea. Formerly the urban district of Whitley and Monkseaton, Whitley Bay was…

James Lucius WHITLEY, Congress, NY (1872-1959)

WHITLEY, James Lucius, a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, N.Y., May 24, 1872; attended the public schools; was graduated from the Rochester Free Academy and from the law…

William Forgy McNAGNY, Congress, IN (1850-1923)

McNAGNY, William Forgy, a Representative from Indiana; born in Talmadge, Summit County, Ohio, April 19, 1850; moved in early life to Whitley County, Ind.; attended the public schools and the…

Smyth, John

(Encyclopedia) Smyth or Smith, John, c.1554–1612, English nonconformist clergyman and early believer in adult baptism. Influenced by the Brownists, he separated from the Church of England and became…

Charles FINLEY, Congress, KY (1865-1941)

FINLEY, Charles, (son of Hugh Franklin Finley), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., March 26, 1865; attended the common and subscription schools, and…

Samuel Ellis COOK, Congress, IN (1860-1946)

COOK, Samuel Ellis, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm in Huntington County, Ind., September 30, 1860; attended the common schools in Whitley County and the normal schools at…

John BOYLE, Congress, KY (1774-1835)

BOYLE, John, a Representative from Kentucky; born at “Castle Woods,” Botetourt County, Va., October 28, 1774; moved with his father to Whitleys Station, Ky., in 1779; educated by private…

Hugh Franklin FINLEY, Congress, KY (1833-1909)

FINLEY, Hugh Franklin, (father of Charles Finley), a Representative from Kentucky; born at Tyes Ferry, Whitley County, Ky., January 18, 1833; attended the common schools; engaged in…

Caleb POWERS, Congress, KY (1869-1932)

POWERS, Caleb, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., February 1, 1869; attended the public schools, Union College, Barbourville, Ky., the University of…