LEEDOM, John Peter, a Representative from Ohio; born in Adams County, Ohio, December 20, 1847; attended the common schools; was graduated from Smithâs Mercantile College, Portsmouth, Ohio,…
KIDDER, David, a Representative from Maine; born in Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine, December 8, 1787; pursued classical studies with private tutors; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
(Encyclopedia) Hemingway, Ernest, 1899–1961, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Oak Park, Ill. one of the great American writers of the 20th cent.
Hemingway's fiction usually focuses on…
O’BRIEN, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maine; born in Machias, Washington County, Maine, on January 21, 1778; attended the common schools; engaged in lumber manufacturing and in shipping;…
MARTINDALE, Henry Clinton, a Representative from New York; born in Berkshire County, Mass., on May 6, 1780; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1800; studied law; was…
TRIMBLE, David, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Frederick County, Va., in June 1782; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1799; studied law; was…
WRIGHT, Ashley Bascom, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Mass., May 25, 1841; attended the public schools and Lincoln Academy at Hinsdale; moved to North…
BARBER, Noyes, (uncle of Edwin Barbour Morgan and Christopher Morgan), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Groton, New London County, Conn., April 28, 1781; attended the common schools…
COCKERILL, Joseph Randolph, a Representative from Ohio; born in Loudoun County, Va., January 2, 1818; moved to Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, in 1837 and settled in Youngstown; attended…
BOYER, Lewis Leonard, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Richfield, Richfield Township, Adams County, Ill., May 19, 1886; attended the rural schools; taught school at Douglas…
