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James Morrison HARRIS, Congress, MD (1817-1898)

HARRIS, James Morrison, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., November 20, 1817; educated at private institutions in Baltimore; entered Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in…

John Blake RICE, Congress, IL (1809-1874)

RICE, John Blake, a Representative from Illinois; born in Easton, Talbot County, Md., May 28, 1809; received a limited schooling; went on the stage in New York in 1839; moved to Chicago, Ill…

Thomas ROSS, Congress, PA (1806-1865)

ROSS, Thomas, (son of John Ross), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., December 1, 1806; attended the Doylestown, Pa., schools; was graduated from…

Samuel WALLIN, Congress, NY (1856-1917)

WALLIN, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., July 31, 1856; moved with his parents to Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., in 1864; attended the…

John MAGEE, Congress, NY (1794-1868)

MAGEE, John, a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Northumberland County, Pa., September 3, 1794; attended the common schools; served in the War of 1812; moved to Bath, Steuben…

William Oswald MILLS, Congress, MD (1924-1973)

MILLS, William Oswald, a Representative from Maryland; born in Bethlehem, Caroline County, Md., August 12, 1924; attended the Caroline County public schools; United States Army, 1942, served…

Joseph REYNOLDS, Congress, NY (1785-1864)

REYNOLDS, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Easton, Washington County, N.Y., September 14, 1785; completed academic studies; moved to Virgil, N.Y., in 1809; engaged in…

America's Most Endangered Places

The Ellis Island Hospital in New York Harbor is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most Endangered Places…

Ewe

(Encyclopedia) EweEweāˈvā, –wā [key], African people, numbering over 3 million, who live in SE Ghana, S Togo, and S Benin. When German Togoland was partitioned after World War I, the Ewe in that…

Isaac Clinton KLINE, Congress, PA (1858-1947)

KLINE, Isaac Clinton, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 18, 1858; attended the public schools, the State normal school, Bloomsburg,…