Born: 1/30/1882Birthplace: Hyde Park, N.Y. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, N.Y., on Jan. 30, 1882. A Harvard graduate, he attended Columbia Law School and was admitted to the New…
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PARKE, Benjamin, a Delegate from the Territory of Indiana; born in New Jersey on September 22, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved to Lexington, Ky., in 1797; studied law and was…
VAN CORTLANDT, Pierre, Jr., (brother of Philip Van Cortlandt), a Representative from New York; born at Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton, Westchester County, N.Y., August 29, 1762; pursued classical…
HORNOR, Lynn Sedwick, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., November 3, 1874; attended the public schools; was employed as a bank clerk in 1892 and…
WOLFE, Simeon Kalfius, a Representative from Indiana; born near Georgetown, Floyd County, Ind., February 14, 1824; attended Floyd County schools, and was graduated from the law department of…
RARIDEN, James, a Representative from Indiana; born near Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., February 14, 1795; received a limited schooling; moved to Brookville, Ind., and thence to Salisbury;…
LOVE, Francis Johnson, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, on January 23, 1901; attended the public schools; Bethany College at Bethany, W.Va., A.B.,…
(Mya Harrison)singer, songwriterBorn: 10/10/1979Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Mya secured her first recording contract at age 16, after abandoning her childhood ambition to become a professional…
