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Sanders, Bernie

(Encyclopedia) Sanders, Bernie (Bernard Sanders), 1941–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, he spent a…

O’BRIEN, James Henry, Congress, NY (1860-1924)

O’BRIEN, James Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., July 15, 1860; attended the public schools and was graduated from Browne’s Business College, Brooklyn, N.…

James HUMPHREY, Congress, NY (1811-1866)

HUMPHREY, James, a Representative from New York; born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., on October 9, 1811; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1831;…

Robert BAKER, Congress, NY (1862-1943)

BAKER, Robert, a Representative from New York; born at Bury St. Edmunds, England, in April 1862; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1882 and settled in Albany, N.Y…

Demas BARNES, Congress, NY (1827-1888)

BARNES, Demas, a Representative from New York; born in Gorham Township, Ontario County, N.Y., April 4, 1827; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to New York City…

Franklin BARTLETT, Congress, NY (1847-1909)

BARTLETT, Franklin, a Representative from New York; born in Worcester County, Mass., September 10, 1847; was graduated from the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1865 and from Harvard…

Otto Godfrey FOELKER, Congress, NY (1875-1943)

FOELKER, Otto Godfrey, a Representative from New York; born in the city of Mainz, Germany, December 29, 1875; immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents, who settled in Troy, N.Y…

William Wolfe COHEN, Congress, NY (1874-1940)

COHEN, William Wolfe, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 6, 1874; attended the public schools; became associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing…

Erastus Dean CULVER, Congress, NY (1803-1889)

CULVER, Erastus Dean, a Representative from New York; born in Champlain, Washington County, N.Y., on March 15, 1803; was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1826; studied…