RUSSELL, Leslie W., a Representative from New York; born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 15, 1840; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1861 and…
MALONEY, Robert Sarsfield, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 3, 1881; attended the public schools; learned the printerâs trade; fraternal…
SHANNON, James Michael, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Methuen, Essex County, Mass., April 4, 1952; attended parochial school in Lawrence; graduated from Phillips Academy,…
PERKINS, Bishop, a Representative from New York; born in Becket, Berkshire County, Mass., September 5, 1787; attended private school at East Granville, Mass., and was graduated from Williams…
(Encyclopedia) CaughnawagaCaughnawagakäˈnəwäˌgə [key], community and Native American reserve, S Que., Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River opposite Lachine. It was founded (1676) as a refuge for…
(Encyclopedia) Sainte ThérèseSainte ThérèsesăNt tārĕzˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 24,158), S Que., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, NW of Montreal. It has factories producing automobile parts, pianos,…
(Encyclopedia) Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. The land was patented in 1674,…
(Encyclopedia) Sully, Thomas, 1783–1872, American painter, b. England. Having come to the United States as a child, he first studied with his brother Lawrence, a miniaturist, and later for a brief…
