Robert Frost (1874–1963)Archive PhotosJohn H. Glenn, Jr.(1921– )The Library of Congress Picture CollectionWilliam Faulkner (1897–1962)Archive PhotosMalcolm X(1925–1965)Archive PhotosJohn F. Kennedy…
social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks in business and politics and…
GRANT, Robert Allen, a Representative from Indiana; born near Bourbon, Marshall County, Ind., July 31, 1905; moved to Hamlet, Ind., in 1912 and to South Bend, Ind., in 1922; attended the…
HALSEY, Nicoll, (son of Silas Halsey and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey), a Representative from New York; born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 8, 1782; moved to…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847Party: DemocratCHALMERS, Joseph Williams, (father of James Ronald Chalmers), a Senator from Mississippi; born in Halifax County, Va., 1807; studied law in the…
CLARKE, Sidney, a Representative from Kansas; born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., October 16, 1831; attended the public schools; publisher of the Southbridge Press in 1854; settled…
MATHEWS, James, a Representative from Ohio; born in Liberty, Trumbull County, Ohio, June 4, 1805; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced…
McINTIRE, Rufus, a Representative from Maine; born in York, York County, Maine, December 19, 1784; attended the common schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1809;…
JAMES, Addison Davis, (grandfather of John Albert Whitaker), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., February 27, 1850; attended the public schools; began the…
KEIM, George May, (uncle of William High Keim), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Pa., March 23, 1805; pursued classical studies; attended Princeton College; studied law;…
