JONES, Frank, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Barrington, N.H., September 15, 1832; attended the public schools; moved to Portsmouth in 1849 and became a merchant and brewer;…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1881Party: DemocratHEREFORD, Frank, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., July 4, 1825; completed…
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1893Party: RepublicanHISCOCK, Frank, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 6, 1834; graduated from Pompey…
PLUMLEY, Frank, (father of Charles Albert Plumley), a Representative from Vermont; born in Eden, Lamoille County, Vt., December 17, 1844; attended the public schools and Peopleâs Academy;…
(Encyclopedia) Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of, 1852–1928, British statesman. Of a middle-class family, he attended Oxford, became a barrister in London in 1876, and was…
(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, Mary Herbert, countess of, 1561–1621; sister of Sir Philip Sidney. His Arcadia was written for her, and after his death she prepared it and his other works for publication.…
(Encyclopedia) Tacna-Arica ControversyTacna-Arica Controversytäkˈnə-ərēˈkə [key], 1883–1929, dispute between Chile and Peru. It arose from provisions of the Treaty of Ancón (1883), which ended the…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Vermont
Member Name Birth-Death AIKEN, George David 1892-1984 ALLEN, Heman (of Colchester) 1779-1852 ALLEN, Heman (of Milton…
Record of the Year“Mack the Knife,” Bobby DarinAlbum of the YearCome Dance With Me, Frank Sinatra (Capitol)Song of the Year“The Battle of New Orleans,” Jimmy Driftwood, songwriterBest Artist of…
