FROST, Richard Graham, a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., December 29, 1851; attended St. Johnâs College, New York City, the University of London, and the St. Louis (Mo…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887Party: DemocratFAIR, James Graham, a Senator from Nevada; born near Belfast, County Tyrone, Ireland, December 3, 1831; immigrated to the United States in 1843…
CLINTON, James Graham, (half brother of De Witt Clinton and George Clinton [1771-1809], nephew of George Clinton [1739-1812]), a Representative from New York; born in Little Britain, Orange…
CARUTH, Asher Graham, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Scottsville, Allen County, Ky., on February 7, 1844; attended the public schools; was graduated from the high school of Louisville…
CHAPIN, Graham Hurd, a Representative from New York; born in Salisbury, Conn., February 10, 1799; moved to Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y., in 1817; was graduated from Yale College in 1819; studied…
LANDERS, Franklin, a Representative from Indiana; born near the village of Landersdale, Morgan County, Ind., March 22, 1825; attended local schools; at the age of twenty-one engaged in…
(Encyclopedia) Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn)Atherton, Gertrude Franklin (Horn)ăthˈərtən [key], 1857–1948, American writer, b. San Francisco. She wrote a series of historical novels about…
(Encyclopedia) Muhammad, Benjamin Franklin Chavis, 1948–, African-American civil-rights and religious leader, b. Oxford, N.C., as Benjamin Franklin Chavis, Jr. An activist from boyhood, he was a…
(Encyclopedia) Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pa.; United Church of Christ (Evangelical-Reformed); coeducational; est. 1787 as Franklin College, reorganized 1853 when it merged with…
