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Arthur ST. CLAIR, Congress, PA (1734-1818)

ST. CLAIR, Arthur, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, March 23, 1734 (old style); attended the University of Edinburgh and studied medicine; purchased a…

Clair Armstrong CALLAN, Congress, NE (1920-2005)

CALLAN, Clair Armstrong, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Odell, Gage County, Nebr., March 29, 1920; attended the public schools; graduated from Peru State College; during the Second…

Irvin St. Clair PEPPER, Congress, IA (1876-1913)

PEPPER, Irvin St. Clair, a Representative from Iowa; born in Davis County, Iowa, June 10, 1876; attended the public schools; was graduated from Southern Iowa Normal School at Bloomfield in…

Chippewa, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) ChippewaChippewachĭpˈəwôˌ, –wäˌ [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in several forks in the lake region of N Wis. and flowing SW to the Mississippi, which it enters at the…

Lévis, François Gaston, duc de

(Encyclopedia) Lévis, François Gaston, duc deLévis, François Gaston, duc defräNswäˈ gästôNˈ dük də lāvēsˈ [key], 1720–87, French soldier. Entering the army in 1735, he distinguished himself in the…

Justin Rice WHITING, Congress, MI (1847-1903)

WHITING, Justin Rice, a Representative from Michigan; born in Bath, Steuben County, N.Y., February 18, 1847; moved to Michigan in 1849 with his parents, who settled in St. Clair; attended the…

George Bullen SHAW, Congress, WI (1854-1894)

SHAW, George Bullen, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Alma, Allegany County, N.Y., on March 12, 1854; moved to Eau Claire, Wis., in 1856 with his father; attended the public schools…

Jerry Francis COSTELLO, Congress, IL (1949)

COSTELLO, Jerry Francis, a Representative from Illinois; born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., September 25, 1949; graduated from Assumption High School, East St. Louis, Ill., 1968;…