PETERS, Mason Summers, a Representative from Kansas; born near Kearney, Clay County, Mo., September 3, 1844; attended the William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo.; taught in the grammar schools of…
PETTIT, John Upfold, a Representative from Indiana; born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 11, 1820; received an academic education; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., and was…
Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? by Borgna Brunner Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams. James Madison and…
U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1938Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Waters has been a member of Congress since 1991. The fifth of 13 children, Waters began working as a bus girl in a segregated restaurant when…
commentator, political activistBorn: 8/19/1953Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Mary Joe Matalin dropped out of Western Illinois University to work in a steel mill in the early 1970s. She later…
politician, diplomatBorn: 1947Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif. Richardson has spent nearly his entire career as a public servant. A Democrat from New Mexico, he was elected to the U.S. House of…
ALLEN, Alfred Gaither, a Representative from Ohio; born on a farm near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, July 23, 1867; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wilmington High School…
APSLEY, Lewis Dewart, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Northumberland, Pa., September 29, 1852; moved with his parents to Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., in 1861; attended public…
BACON, William Johnson, (son of Ezekiel Bacon and grandson of John Bacon), a Representative from New York; born in Williamstown, Mass., February 18, 1803; moved with his parents to Utica, N.Y…
HAMMOND, Winfield Scott, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Southboro, Worcester County, Mass., November 17, 1863; attended the public schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College,…
