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William Henry SEWARD, Congress, NY (1801-1872)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1861Party: Whig; RepublicanSEWARD, William Henry, a Senator from New York; born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., on May 16, 1801; after preparatory studies,…

James Henry HAMMOND, Congress, SC (1807-1864)

Senate Years of Service: 1857-1860Party: DemocratHAMMOND, James Henry, (son-in-law of Wade Hampton [1752-1835], uncle of Wade Hampton [1818-1902]), a Representative and a Senator from South…

James Biddle EUSTIS, Congress, LA (1834-1899)

Senate Years of Service: 1876-1879; 1885-1891Party: Democrat; DemocratEUSTIS, James Biddle, (brother of George Eustis, Jr.), a Senator from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., August 27, 1834…

Members of Congress: Alabama, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Alabama Member Name Birth-Death ABERCROMBIE, James 1795-1861 ABERCROMBIE, John William 1866-1940 ADERHOLT, Robert 1965- …

Memphis, Tenn.

Mayor: A. C. Wharton, Jr. (to 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 646,889 (20); % change: -0.5; Male: 307,019 (47.5%); Female: 339,870 (52.5%); White: 190,120 (29.4%); Black: 409,687 (63.3%);…

Labor Day

Work in America: history, facts, statistics, and leaders Compiled by Information Please Related Links The History of Labor Day Labor Day by the Numbers—…

Hurricanes

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.…

2005 Geography Bee

Persistence paid off for 13-year-old Nathan Cornelius from Cottonwood, Minn. The home-schooled seventh grader represented Minnesota at the National Geographic…

John Armor BINGHAM, Congress, OH (1815-1900)

BINGHAM, John Armor, a Representative from Ohio; born in Mercer, Mercer County, Pa., January 21, 1815; pursued academic studies; apprentice in a printing office for two years; attended…