GINGERY, Don, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Woodland, Clearfield County, Pa., February 19, 1884; moved to Clearfield, Pa., in 1892; attended the public schools of Clearfield, Pa…
One of opera's most beloved love stories by David Johnson A story by French writer Prosper Mérimée, Carmen is the basis for one of the best-loved operas. Carmen was a fiery gypsy girl who…
LAWRENCE, Cornelius Van Wyck, (cousin of Effingham Lawrence), a Representative from New York; born in Flushing, N.Y., February 28, 1791; attended the common schools; moved to New York City in…
LEARY, Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., October 22, 1813; attended the public schools; was graduated from St. Maryâs College, Baltimore, in…
railroad developer, financierBorn: 5/8/1821Birthplace: New Brunswick, N.J. Being the son of Cornelius Vanderbelt did little to secure William a job in the family empire. His father regarded him as…
(Encyclopedia) Van Dyck, Cornelius Van Alen, 1818–95, American missionary, b. Kinderhook, N.Y. In 1840 he went to Syria as a medical missionary. In 1846 he was ordained in the Congregational ministry…
(Encyclopedia) Van Horne, Sir William Cornelius, 1843–1915, president (1888–99) and chairman of the board (1899–1915) of the Canadian Pacific Railway, b. Illinois. He worked on U.S. railways before…
SHORT, Don Levingston, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, June 22, 1903; moved with parents to a ranch in Billings County, near Medora, N.Dak., in…
