McGANN, Lawrence Edward, a Representative from Illinois; born in Galway, Ireland, February 2, 1852; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his mother, who settled in Milford, Mass.;…
TUCK, Amos, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Parsonsfield, Maine, August 2, 1810; attended Effingham and Hampton Academies; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1822Party: Democratic RepublicanWALKER, John Williams, (father of Percy Walker and great-great-grandfather of Richard Walker Bolling), a Senator from Alabama;…
PRICE, William Thompson, (father of Hugh Hiram Price), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Huntingdon County, Pa., June 17, 1824; attended the common schools; was a clerk in a store in…
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1919Party: RepublicanBAIRD, David, (father of David Baird, Jr.), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Londonderry, County Derry, Ireland, April 7, 1839; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1876Party: DemocratCAPERTON, Allen Taylor, (son of Hugh Caperton), a Senator from West Virginia; born near Union, Monroe County, Va. (now West Virginia), November…
YELL, Archibald, a Representative from Arkansas; born in North Carolina in 1797; moved to Tennessee in his youth and settled in Bedford County; took part in the Creek campaign; participated in…
METZ, Herman August, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 19, 1867; attended private and public schools; manufacturer and importer of dyestuffs, chemicals, and…
(Encyclopedia) Mortimer, Roger de, 1st earl of March, 1287?–1330, English nobleman. He inherited (c.1304) the vast estates and the title of his father, Edmund, 7th baron of Wigmore. Appointed…
(Encyclopedia) Makeba, MiriamMakeba, Miriamməkāˈbə [key], 1932–2008, South African singer. She became the first black South African to achieve international fame and she played a fundamental role in…
