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Joseph James LITTLE, Congress, NY (1841-1913)

LITTLE, Joseph James, a Representative from New York; born in Bristol, England, June 5, 1841; immigrated to the United States in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Morris, Otsego County, N.…

Nicholas EVELEIGH, Congress, SC (17481791)

EVELEIGH, Nicholas, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., about 1748; moved with his parents to Bristol, England, about 1755; was educated in England; returned to…

Joseph McILVAINE, Congress, NJ (1769-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1826Party: Adams-Clay Republican; AdamsMcILVAINE, Joseph, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Bristol, Bucks County, Pa., October 2, 1769; pursued an…

Froude, William

(Encyclopedia) Froude, WilliamFroude, Williamfr&oomacr;d [key], 1810–79, English engineer and naval architect, brother of J. Anthony Froude; educated at Oxford. In 1837 he worked on the Bristol…

Ramsay, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Ramsay, Sir William, 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He was professor of chemistry at University College, Bristol (1880–87), and at University College, London (1887–1912). In his early…

Beriah PALMER, Congress, NY (1740-1812)

PALMER, Beriah, a Representative from New York; born in Bristol County, Mass., in 1740; attended the common schools; moved to Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y., in 1769; studied law; was admitted…

Ronald Arthur SARASIN, Congress, CT (1934)

SARASIN, Ronald Arthur, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., December 31, 1934; attended the public schools of Connecticut; B.S., University of…

William BAYLIES, Congress, MA (1776-1865)

BAYLIES, William, (brother of Francis Baylies), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Dighton, Mass., September 15, 1776; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1795…