(Encyclopedia) Fenian movementFenian movementfēˈnēən [key] or Fenians, secret revolutionary society organized c.1858 in Ireland and the United States to achieve Irish independence from England by…
A history of the different manifestations of the Confederate flag by Borgna Brunner Introduction to the Confederate Flag Controversy . There is a common misperception that the…
High crimes and misdemeanors by Borgna Brunner The Facts Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, but acquitted by the Senate. Richard…
(Encyclopedia) Fielding, Henry, 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he was educated at Eton and studied law at Leiden. Settling in London in 1729, he began…
BEE, Thomas, (great-grandfather of Carlos Bee), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1725; educated in Charleston, and later at Oxford University, England; studied law…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1881Party: DemocratBAILEY, James Edmund, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Montgomery County, Tenn., August 15, 1822; attended the Clarksville Academy and the…
VAUX, Richard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 19, 1816; educated by private tutors at the Friends Select School in Philadelphia and Bolmarâs French…
Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897Party: DemocratGIBSON, Charles Hopper, (cousin of Henry Richard Gibson), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born near Centerville, Queen Anne…
SLAYDEN, James Luther, (uncle of Maury Maverick), a Representative from Texas; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., June 1, 1853; upon the death of his father in 1869 moved with his mother to…
