Senate Years of Service: 1909-1917Party: RepublicanOLIVER, George Tener, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born January 26, 1848, in County Tyrone, Ireland, during a visit abroad of his parents,…
McCLELLAN, George Brinton, a Representative from New York; born November 23, 1865, in Dresden, Saxony, where his parents were visiting; attended St. Johnâs School, Sing Sing (now Ossining),…
(Encyclopedia) Curtis, George Ticknor, 1812–94, American lawyer and writer, b. Watertown, Mass. A highly successful patent attorney, Curtis served in the Massachusetts legislature (1840–43) and as U.…
(Encyclopedia) Watts, George Frederic, 1817–1904, English painter and sculptor. He studied at the Royal Academy and in Italy, where he developed an enthusiasm for Renaissance painting and Greek…
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901; 1901-1903Party: Silver Republican; DemocratTURNER, George, a Senator from Washington; born in Edina, Knox County, Mo., February 25, 1850; attended the…
KEIM, George May, (uncle of William High Keim), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Pa., March 23, 1805; pursued classical studies; attended Princeton College; studied law;…
HENDEE, George Whitman, a Representative from Vermont; born in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vt., November 30, 1832; attended the common schools of Morrisville, Vt., and Peopleâs Academy; studied…
(Encyclopedia) Ohr, George Edgar, 1857–1918, American ceramist, often considered the first art potter in the United States, b. Biloxi, Miss. He apprenticed in New Orleans, traveled to potteries in 16…
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…
(Encyclopedia) Yen, James Y. C.Yen, James Y. C.yĕn [key], Mandarin Yen Yang-chu, 1893–1990, Chinese educator, b. Sichuan prov., China, educated at Yale (B.A., 1918) and Princeton (M.A., 1920)…
