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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Simple transistor circuit transistor, three-terminal, solid-state electronic device used for amplification and switching. It is the solid-state analog to the triode electron…

Seward, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Seward, William Henry, 1801–72, American statesman, b. Florida, Orange co., N.Y. In 1861, Seward became Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, and many expected him to be the…

Volney Erskine HOWARD, Congress, TX (1809-1889)

HOWARD, Volney Erskine, a Representative from Texas; born in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, October 22, 1809; completed preparatory studies; attended Bloomfield Academy and Waterville…

Carleton HUNT, Congress, LA (1836-1921)

HUNT, Carleton, (nephew of Theodore Gaillard Hunt), a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., January 1, 1836; attended the University Grammar School at New Orleans; was…

John Randolph TUCKER, Congress, VA (1823-1897)

TUCKER, John Randolph, (son of Henry St. George Tucker [1780-1848] and father of Henry St. George Tucker [1853-1932]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va…

Stanley Roger TUPPER, Congress, ME (1921-2006)

TUPPER, Stanley Roger, a Representative from Maine; born in Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine, January 25, 1921; educated in Boothbay Harbor public schools, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine…

Martin Joseph WADE, Congress, IA (1861-1931)

WADE, Martin Joseph, a Representative from Iowa; born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt., October 20, 1861; moved to Iowa with his parents at an early age; attended the common schools and…