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…
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…
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Abbott, 1792–1855, American manufacturer and statesman, b. Groton, Mass. Apprenticed (1808) to his brother Amos, a Boston merchant, Abbott became (1814) a partner with Amos…
(Encyclopedia) LanarkLanarklănˈərk, –ärk [key], town (1991 pop. 9,778), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland, on the Clyde River. It has cattle markets and textile mills. There are hydroelectric…
LUECKE, John Frederick, a Representative from Michigan; born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., July 4, 1889; attended the public elementary schools; employed as a commercial and railroad…
SNYDER, Homer Peter, a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Amsterdam County, N.Y., December 6, 1863; attended the common schools; was employed in various capacities in knitting…
STEELE, Walter Leak, a Representative from North Carolina; born at Steeles Mills (later Littles Mills), near Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., April 18, 1823; attended the common schools,…
(Encyclopedia) Huntsville, town, SE Ont., Canada, on the Muskoka River. It has lumber mills and a woodworking plant, but it is sustained mainly by its…
