Senate Years of Service: 1901-1907Party: DemocratPATTERSON, Thomas MacDonald, a Delegate, a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in County Carlow, Ireland, November 4, 1839;…
(Thomas Coleman du Pont) chemical industry entrepreneurBorn: 1863Birthplace: Louisville, Ky. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he began his career in his father's…
UTTER, George Herbert, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., July 24, 1854; moved with his parents to Westerly, R.I., in 1861; attended the public schools…
WEBBER, George Washington, a Representative from Michigan; born in Newbury, Orange County, Vt., November 25, 1825; attended the common schools and the academy at Alfred, Allegany County, N.Y…
GREENMAN, Edward Whitford, a Representative from New York; born in Berlin, Rensselaer County, N.Y., January 26, 1840; attended the common schools and De Ruyter Academy, Alfred, N.Y.; engaged…
COOK, Zadock, a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia February 18, 1769; moved to Hancock County, Ga., in early life, and was one of the first settlers in Clark County; self-educated;…
COOPER, William, a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 2, 1754; lived in Burlington, N.J., until moving in 1789 to Otsego County, N.Y., where he established the…
authorBorn: 1916Birthplace: Sunderland, EnglandDied: 1995Best Known as: Author of All Creatures Great and Small Originally known as James Alfred Wight, Herriot…
(Encyclopedia) Coburn, Alvin LangdonCoburn, Alvin Langdonkōˈbûrn [key], 1882–1936, American photographer, b. Boston. Coburn began making photographs at eight and was one of the younger members of…
(Encyclopedia) Mahan, Dennis Hart, 1802–71, American soldier and educator, b. New York City; father of Alfred Thayer Mahan. He graduated (1824) from West Point, and from that year until 1871, except…
