(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Oliver Hudson, 1826–1913, American agriculturist, b. Boston. He was a founder of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, the central influence in the Granger movement…
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, William DarrahKelley, William Darrahdârˈə [key], 1814–90, American legislator, b. Philadelphia. He was admitted (1841) to the bar and served (1847–56) as judge of the court of…
LONG (THOMPSON), Jill Lynette, a Representative from Indiana; born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., July 15, 1952; graduated from Columbia City Joint High School, Columbia City, Ind.; B.S.,…
KELLEY, Harrison, a Representative from Kansas; born in Montgomery Township, Wood County, Ohio, May 12, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Coffey County, Kans., in March 1858; during…
KELLEY, Augustine Bernard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Baltimore, Somerset County, Pa., July 9, 1883; attended a parochial school, Greensburg (Pa.) High School, and the…
KELLEY, John Edward, a Representative from South Dakota; born near Portage City, Columbia County, Wis., March 27, 1853; attended the public schools; moved to Moody County, Dak. (now South…
KELLEY, Patrick Henry, a Representative from Michigan; born near Dowagiac, Silver Creek Township, Cass County, Mich., October 7, 1867; moved to Berrien County with his parents, who settled in…
KELLEY, William Darrah, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 12, 1814; pursued classical studies; apprentice in a jewelry establishment 1828-1835; moved to…
(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, Nathaniel Jarvis, 1802–56, American explorer and trader in the far West, b. Cambridge, Mass. A businessman in Boston, he was fired with a desire to go to Oregon by the eloquence…
