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William Penn TAYLOR, Congress, VA

TAYLOR, William Penn, a Representative from Virginia; born in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., birth date unknown; received a limited schooling; held several local offices; elected as…

William CARMICHAEL, Congress, MD (1795)

CARMICHAEL, William, (granduncle of Richard Bennett Carmichael), a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Round Top,” in Queen Annes County, Md., near Chestertown, Md., birth date unknown;…

William CARNEY, Congress, NY (1942)

CARNEY, William, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 1, 1942; received preliminary education at St. Catherine of Genoa, Brooklyn, N.Y.; graduated from…

William MITCHELL, Congress, IN (1807-1865)

MITCHELL, William, a Representative from Indiana; born in Root, Montgomery County, N.Y., January 19, 1807; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1836; moved to…

William PRINCE, Congress, IN (1772-1824)

PRINCE, William, a Representative from Indiana; born in Ireland in 1772; immigrated to the United States and settled in Indiana; studied law; served in the State senate in 1816; delegate to…

William OWENS, Congress, NY (1949)

OWENS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January, 20, 1949; B.S., Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y., 1971; J.D., Fordham University, New York, N.Y…

Robert William PACKWOOD, Congress, OR (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1995Party: RepublicanPACKWOOD, Robert William, a Senator from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., September 11, 1932; graduated, Willamette…

William SEYMOUR, Congress, NY (17801848)

SEYMOUR, William, a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut about 1780; moved to Windsor, Broome County, N.Y., about 1793; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to…

Eastman, Max

(Encyclopedia) Eastman, Max, 1883–1969, American author, b. Canandaigua, N.Y., grad. Williams, 1905. For many years a Communist and a leader of American liberal thought, he edited the left-wing…