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Steele, Wilbur Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Steele, Wilbur Daniel, 1886–1970, American author, b. Greensboro, N.C., grad. Univ. of Denver, 1907. He studied art in Boston, Paris, and New York City. He was particularly noted for…

George McDUFFIE, Congress, SC (1790-1851)

Senate Years of Service: 1842-1846Party: DemocratMcDUFFIE, George, (father-in-law of Wade Hampton [1818-1902]), a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Columbia County, Ga…

James Zachariah GEORGE, Congress, MS (1826-1897)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1897Party: DemocratGEORGE, James Zachariah, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Monroe County, Ga., October 20, 1826; moved to Mississippi as a child; attended…

Donald Wilbur STEWART, Congress, AL (1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-1981Party: DemocratSTEWART, Donald Wilbur, a Senator from Alabama; born in Munford, Talladega County, Ala., February 8, 1940; attended the Munford and Anniston…

Ralph Wilbur MOSS, Congress, IN (1862-1919)

MOSS, Ralph Wilbur, a Representative from Indiana; born in Center Point, Clay County, Ind., April 21, 1862; educated in the common schools of the township and attended Purdue University, West…

Erasmus Darwin PECK, Congress, OH (1808-1876)

PECK, Erasmus Darwin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Stafford, Conn., September 16, 1808; attended the common schools of Munson, Mass., and was graduated from the medical department of…

Jared Valentine PECK, Congress, NY (1816-1891)

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,…

Lucius Benedict PECK, Congress, VT (1802-1866)

PECK, Lucius Benedict, a Representative from Vermont; born in Waterbury, Vt., November 17, 1802; pursued classical studies and attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.,…

Thomas Peck OCHILTREE, Congress, TX (1837-1902)

OCHILTREE, Thomas Peck, a Representative from Texas; born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex., October 26, 1837; attended the public schools; volunteered in 1854 as a private in Capt.…