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William Starr MILLER, Congress, NY (1793-1854)

MILLER, William Starr, a Representative from New York; born in Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Conn., August 22, 1793; completed preparatory studies; member of the Board of Aldermen of New York…

Carolyn McCARTHY, Congress, NY (1944)

McCARTHY, Carolyn, a Representative from New York; born Carolyn Cook in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 5, 1944; graduated from Mineola High School, Garden City Park, N.Y., 1962;…

Robert McCLELLAN, Congress, NY (1806-1860)

McCLELLAN, Robert, a Representative from New York; born in Livingston, N.Y., October 2, 1806; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1825; studied law; was admitted to…

Isaac Clason DELAPLAINE, Congress, NY (1817-1866)

DELAPLAINE, Isaac Clason, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 27, 1817; pursued an academic course; was graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University), New…

David RIVERA, Congress, FL (1965)

RIVERA, David, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on September 16, 1965; B.A., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., 1986; M.P.A., Florida…

Dudley SELDEN, Congress, NY (1855)

SELDEN, Dudley, a Representative from New York; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1819; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession…

John Henry Hobart HAWS, Congress, NY (1809-1858)

HAWS, John Henry Hobart, a Representative from New York; born in New York City in 1809; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1827; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Stephen Marlowe Biography

fiction novelistDied: February 22, 2008 (Williamsburg, Virginia) Best Known as: popular novelist best known for his international detective thrillers…

Bobby Thomson Biography

baseball playerBorn: 10/25/1923Birthplace: Glasgow, ScotlandDied: 8/16/2010 (Savannah, Ga.) Robert Brown Thomson came to the United States at age 2 and grew up on…

Feld, Eliot

(Encyclopedia) Feld, Eliot, 1942–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a teenager he danced in musicals, notably West Side Story on Broadway and film, and on television. While a…