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Ernest Willard GIBSON, Congress, VT (1872-1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1940Party: RepublicanGIBSON, Ernest Willard, (father of Ernest William Gibson, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Londonderry, Windham…

Benjamin FITZPATRICK, Congress, AL (1802-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849; 1853-1855; 1855-1861Party: DemocratFITZPATRICK, Benjamin, a Senator from Alabama; born in Greene County, Ga., June 30, 1802; orphaned, he was taken by his…

BUCHANAN, James, Congress, NJ (1791-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1834-1845 Party: Democrat BUCHANAN, James, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania and 15th President of the United States; born at Cove Gap, near Mercersburg…

John Henninger REAGAN, Congress, TX (1818-1905)

Senate Years of Service: 1887-1891Party: DemocratREAGAN, John Henninger, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., October 8, 1818; attended the…

Presidential Pardons

The number of pardons granted by U.S. presidents since 1789 by Mark Hughes Related Links Presidential Pardons Presidential Factfile Presidents…

"Funeral Blues"

The Question: In a funeral scene in Four Weddings and a Funeral, a character reads a beautiful poem about the anger at a friend's death. Who is the author…

John Caldwell CALHOUN, Congress, SC (1782-1850)

Senate Years of Service: 1832-1843; 1845-1850Party: Democratic Republican; Nullifier; DemocratCALHOUN, John Caldwell, (cousin of John Ewing Colhoun and Joseph Calhoun), a Representative and a…

John Hipple MITCHELL, Congress, OR (1835-1905)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879; 1885-1897; 1901-1905Party: Republican; Republican; RepublicanMITCHELL, John Hipple, a Senator from Oregon; born John Mitchell Hipple in Washington County,…

Pee Wee Reese

Born: July 23, 1918Baseball SS member of Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1940-58; led NL in runs scored (132) in 1949 and stolen bases (30) in 1952; hit over .300 in a season once (.309 in 1954…