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Proctor, Redfield

(Encyclopedia) Proctor, Redfield, 1831–1908, American industrialist and political leader, b. Proctorsville, Vt. He studied law, practiced in Boston, and served in the Union army in the Civil War.…

Redfield PROCTOR, Congress, VT (1831-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1908Party: RepublicanPROCTOR, Redfield, a Senator from Vermont; born in Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vt., June 1, 1831; graduated from Dartmouth College,…

James Proctor KNOTT, Congress, KY (1830-1911)

KNOTT, James Proctor, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Raywick, near Lebanon, Marion County, Ky., on August 29, 1830; attended the public schools; studied law; moved to Memphis, Mo., in…

John Wolcott STEWART, Congress, VT (1825-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1908Party: RepublicanSTEWART, John Wolcott, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., November 24, 1825; graduated…

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…

Tecumseh Biography

Shawnee chiefBorn: 1768? Tecumseh means “Panther across the Sky”; he was named for a shooting star that appeared around the time of his birth. With other Shawnees in Ohio, he fought the advance of…

James Andrew McKENZIE, Congress, KY (1840-1904)

McKENZIE, James Andrew, (uncle of John McKenzie Moss), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Bennettstown, Christian County, Ky., August 1, 1840; attended the common schools of Christian…

Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes

(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, Goldsworthy Lowes, 1862–1932, English author. He was a pacifist during World War I, and he was later instrumental in the conception of the League of Nations. His political…