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Norton Parker CHIPMAN, Congress, DC (1834-1924)

CHIPMAN, Norton Parker, a Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Milford Center, Union County, Ohio, March 7, 1834; attended the public schools; moved to Iowa in 1845 and entered…

Allen Taylor CAPERTON, Congress, WV (1810-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1876Party: DemocratCAPERTON, Allen Taylor, (son of Hugh Caperton), a Senator from West Virginia; born near Union, Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), November…

Francis Beattie BREWER, Congress, NY (1820-1892)

BREWER, Francis Beattie, a Representative from New York; born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., October 8, 1820; attended the Barnet (Vt.) public schools, Newbury (Vt.) Seminary, and Kimball…

Documents and Speeches

Mayflower Compact (1620) Articles of Confederation (1776) Declaration of Independence U.S. Constitution Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation Seneca Falls Declaration (…

State Department Notes on Lithuania

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHYThe largest and most populous of the Baltic states,…

State Department Notes on Estonia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Estonia Relations GEOGRAPHYBetween 57.3 and 59.5…

New Nations Guide

/**/ A Guide to New Nations Fledgling countries that have emerged since the 1990s by David Johnson   NEW NATIONS Former Soviet Union Baltic Region: Estonia | Latvia…

Gideon Curtis MOODY, Congress, SD (1832-1904)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1891Party: RepublicanMOODY, Gideon Curtis, a Senator from South Dakota; born in Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., October 16, 1832; attended the common schools and…

Anson George McCOOK, Congress, NY (1835-1917)

McCOOK, Anson George, a Representative from New York; born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, October 10, 1835; attended the common schools of Lisbon (then New Lisbon), Ohio; employed as…