MARKHAM, Henry Harrison, a Representative from California; born in Wilmington, Essex County, N.Y., November 16, 1840; attended the common schools of his home town and Wheelerâs Academy,…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927Party: RepublicanCAMERON, Ralph Henry, a Delegate and a Senator from Arizona; born in Southport, Lincoln County, Maine, October 21, 1863; attended the common…
(Encyclopedia) Pomponius MelaPomponius Melapŏmpōˈnēəs [key]Pomponius Melamēˈlə [key], fl. c.a.d. 50, Roman geographer, b. Spain. His De situ orbis, a description of the then known world, was…
merchant, philanthropistBorn: 1799Birthplace: New Bedford, Mass. After seven years as a clerk in New York City, he and two brothers founded a shipping company in which he worked for the next 25…
