(Encyclopedia) LehighLehighlēˈhī [key], river, 103 mi (166 km) long, rising in NE Pa. and flowing generally SE to the Delaware River at Easton. It flows through the Lehigh Valley, where rich…
LONGNECKER, Henry Clay, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pa., April 17, 1820; was graduated from the Norwich Military Academy of Vermont and from…
WOLF, George, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allen Township, Northampton County, Pa., August 12, 1777; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1799…
ROGERS, William Findlay, (son of Thomas Jones Rogers), a Representative from New York; born in Forks Township, near the borough of Easton, Pa., March 1, 1820; moved with his parents to…
RANDOLPH, Joseph Fitz, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City March 14, 1803; in early childhood moved with his parents to Piscataway, Middlesex County, N.J.; educated by…
FROTHINGHAM, Louis Adams, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., July 13, 1871; attended the public schools and Adams Academy; was graduated from Harvard University…
BAUMAN, Robert Edmund, a Representative from Maryland; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1937; attended Easton High School, Easton, Md., until 1953; graduated, Capitol Page…
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1843Party: WhigKERR, John Leeds, (father of John Bozman Kerr), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born at Greenbury Point, near Annapolis, Md., January…
MILLER, Edward Tylor, a Representative from Maryland; born in Woodside, Montgomery County, Md., February 1, 1895; attended Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C.; was graduated from Yale…
(Encyclopedia) John, Augustus Edwin, 1879–1961, British painter and etcher, b. Wales. John studied at the Slade School, London. A leading portrait painter, he had many important sitters, among them…
