SINNICKSON, Clement Hall, (grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson [1744-1817]), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., September 16, 1834; attended private schools, and…
ANDREWS, Ike Franklin, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Bonlee, Chatham County, N.C., September 2, 1925; attended the public schools; Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, Va…
HAMILTON, Cornelius Springer, a Representative from Ohio; born in Gratiot, Muskingum County, Ohio, January 2, 1821; attended the common schools and Granville (Ohio) College; moved with his…
COCHRANE, Clark Betton, a Representative from New York; born in New Boston, N.H., May 31, 1815; moved to Montgomery County, N.Y.; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1841;…
PECK, Jared Valentine, a Representative from New York; born in Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., September 21, 1816; attended the common schools; engaged in the lumber, brick, hardware,…
MILES, William Porcher, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., July 4, 1822; attended Wellington School in Charleston and was graduated from Charleston College in 1842…
MILLER, George Funston, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, Pa., on September 5, 1809; attended Kirkpatrickâs Academy in Milton, Pa.;…
(Encyclopedia) Confederacy, name commonly given to the Confederate States of America (1861–65), the government established by the Southern states of the United States after their secession from the…
WHAT WAS THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS? WHAT WAS THE VIETNAM WAR? WHAT WAS THE IRON CURTAIN? FIND OUT MOREAfter World War II, allies who had fought fascism together became rivals for world power. From…
(Encyclopedia) Arch, Joseph, 1826–1919, English labor leader, a Primitive Methodist preacher. He founded the National Agricultural Labourers Union in 1872 and became its president. In 1873, Arch…
