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Isaac Ambrose BARBER, Congress, MD (1852-1909)

BARBER, Isaac Ambrose, a Representative from Maryland; born near Salem, Salem County, N.J., January 26, 1852; attended the common schools, and studied medicine in Hahnemann Medical College,…

John RUNK, Congress, NJ (1791-1872)

RUNK, John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Milltown (now Idell), Hunterdon County, N.J., July 3, 1791; attended the district schools; took charge of the mills and general store on…

Ron LEWIS, Congress, KY (1946)

LEWIS, Ron, a Representative from Kentucky; born in McKell, Greenup County, Ky., September 14, 1946; graduated from McKell High School, McKell, Ky., 1964; B.A., University of Kentucky,…

John LONG, Congress, NC (1785-1857)

LONG, John, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Loudoun County, Va., February 26, 1785; moved with his parents to North Carolina, who settled at Longs Mill (now Liberty), Randolph…

Hawkesbury

(Encyclopedia) Hawkesbury, town, SE Ont., Canada, on the Ottawa River. It has lumber and paper mills and manufactures clothing, glass, and…

Nicoll HALSEY, Congress, NY (1782-1865)

HALSEY, Nicoll, (son of Silas Halsey and brother of Jehiel Howell Halsey), a Representative from New York; born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 8, 1782; moved to…

William GODSHALK, Congress, PA (1817-1891)

GODSHALK, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Nottingham, Chester County, Pa., October 25, 1817; moved with his parents to Bucks County in 1818; attended the common…

John Paul VERREE, Congress, PA (1817-1889)

VERREE, John Paul, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at “Verree Mills,” on Pennypack Creek, near what is now Fox Chase Station, Philadelphia, Pa., March 9, 1817; completed…

Charles Joseph ESTERLY, Congress, PA (1888-1940)

ESTERLY, Charles Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Pa., February 8, 1888; attended the public schools; employed with an electric company until 1916 and later in the…