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James Monroe JACKSON, Congress, WV (1825-1901)

JACKSON, James Monroe, (cousin of William Thomas Bland), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, Va. (now West Virginia), December 3, 1825; pursued an academic…

Albert Walter JOHNSON, Congress, PA (1906-1998)

JOHNSON, Albert Walter, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Smethport, McKean County, Pa., April 17, 1906; graduated from Smethport High School in 1923; attended the Wharton School of…

Barbara Bailey KENNELLY, Congress, CT (1936)

KENNELLY, Barbara Bailey, a Representative from Connecticut; born Barbara Ann Bailey, in Hartford, Conn., July 10, 1936; attended St. Joseph Cathedral School; graduated from Mount St. Joseph…

John PATTON, Jr., Congress, MI (1850-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1894-1895Party: RepublicanPATTON, John, Jr., (son of John Patton and brother of Charles Emory Patton), a Senator from Michigan; born in Curwensville, Clearfield County…

Kirtland Irving PERKY, Congress, ID (1867-1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1912-1913Party: DemocratPERKY, Kirtland Irving, a Senator from Idaho; born in Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio, February 8, 1867; attended the public schools and…

America's Weird Museums

Curious Collections America's Weird museums by Laura Hayes Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Really…

Fenian movement

(Encyclopedia) Fenian movementFenian movementfēˈnēən [key] or Fenians, secret revolutionary society organized c.1858 in Ireland and the United States to achieve Irish independence from England by…

Reform Acts

(Encyclopedia) Reform Acts or Reform Bills, in British history, name given to three major measures that liberalized representation in Parliament in the 19th cent. Representation of the counties and…

Mary Wollstonecraft

Biography of the 18th-century English feminist   Mary Wollstonecraft, an 18th-century English feminist, believed that equal education among men and women would ensure the equal status…