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PETERS, John Andrew, Congress, ME (1822-1904)

PETERS, John Andrew, (uncle of John Andrew Peters [1864-1953]), a Representative from Maine; born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, October 9, 1822; attended Gorham Academy, and was graduated…

John Andrew YOUNG, Congress, TX (1916-2002)

YOUNG, John Andrew, a Representative from Texas; born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex., November 10, 1916; attended the Incarnate Word Academy and Corpus Christi College-Academy; B.A.,…

Best-Selling Books, 2006

Source: Publishers Weekly. Hardcover Fiction For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks…

Salmon Portland CHASE, Congress, OH (1808-1873)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855; 1861-1861Party: Free Soil; RepublicanCHASE, Salmon Portland, (nephew of Dudley Chase, cousin of Dudley Chase Denison, and father-in-law of William Sprague […

Presidential Trivia

Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? by Borgna Brunner Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams. James Madison and…

Randall, James Garfield

(Encyclopedia) Randall, James Garfield, 1881–1953, American historian, b. Indianapolis, Ind. He taught history and political science at various colleges before joining (1920) the faculty of the Univ…

Nicolay, John George

(Encyclopedia) Nicolay, John GeorgeNicolay, John Georgenĭkˈəlā [key], 1832–1901, biographer of Lincoln, b. Bavaria. In 1837 he was brought to the United States, and his family settled in Pike co.,…