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Wright, Willard Huntington

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Willard Huntington, pseud. S. S. Van Dine, 1888–1939, American art critic and mystery story writer, b. Charlottesville, Va. He attended college in California and later studied…

Jeremiah BAILEY, Congress, ME (1773-1853)

BAILEY, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maine; born in Little Compton, R.I., May 1, 1773; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1794;…

Jeremiah HARALSON, Congress, AL (1846-1916)

HARALSON, Jeremiah, a Representative from Alabama; born on a plantation near Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., April 1, 1846; raised as a slave; self-educated; moved to Alabama and engaged in…

Jeremiah CLEMENS, Congress, AL (1814-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1853Party: DemocratCLEMENS, Jeremiah, a Senator from Alabama; born in Huntsville, Ala., December 28, 1814; attended La Grange College and was graduated from the…

Jeremiah MASON, Congress, NH (1768-1848)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817Party: FederalistMASON, Jeremiah, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., April 27, 1768; graduated from Yale College in 1788…

Jeremiah COSDEN, Congress, MD (1768-1824)

COSDEN, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maryland; born in 1768; elected as a Republican and presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Seventeenth Congress and served from March 4, 1821,…

Jeremiah CRABB, Congress, MD (1760-1800)

CRABB, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maryland; born in Montgomery County, Md., in 1760; served in the Revolutionary War as second lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment; promoted to the…

Jeremiah McLENE, Congress, OH (1767-1837)

McLENE, Jeremiah, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cumberland County, Pa., in 1767; attended the common schools; served in the Revolutionary War as major general of militia; moved to Ohio…