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John Teunis BERGEN, Congress, NY (1786-1855)

BERGEN, John Teunis, (second cousin of Teunis Garret Bergen), a Representative from New York; born in Gowanus, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1786; completed preparatory studies; appointed a lieutenant in…

Harry Howard DALE, Congress, NY (1868-1935)

DALE, Harry Howard, a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 3, 1868; moved with his parents to Brooklyn in 1870; attended the public schools of Brooklyn and New York Law…

John Brown JOHNSTON, Congress, NY (1882-1960)

JOHNSTON, John Brown, a Representative from New York; born in Glasgow, Scotland, July 10, 1882; immigrated to America in 1886 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, N.Y.; attended the…

William Jerome COOMBS, Congress, NY (1833-1922)

COOMBS, William Jerome, a Representative from New York; born in Jordan, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 24, 1833; attended the Jordan Academy, Jordan, N.Y.; moved to New York City in 1850, and…

Francis Edwin DORN, Congress, NY (1911-1987)

DORN, Francis Edwin, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 18, 1911; attended St. Augustine and Bishop McLaughlin Memorial High Schools; was graduated from Fordham…

Roth, Frederick George Richard

(Encyclopedia) Roth, Frederick George Richard, 1872–1944, American animal sculptor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., educated at Bremen, Germany, and studied art in Vienna and Berlin. His elephants, dogs, and…

Shmuel Berenbaum Biography

RabbiDied: January 6, 2008 (Brooklyn, New York) Best Known as: Rabbi and leader of an Orthodox yeshiva in Brooklyn A Rabbi and Talmudic scholar who led a major…