(Encyclopedia) nullification, in U.S. history, a doctrine expounded by the advocates of extreme states' rights. It held that states have the right to declare null and void any federal law that they…
MACKIE, John C., a Representative from Michigan; born in Toronto, Canada, June 1, 1920; immigrated to the United States from Canada in 1924 with his parents, who settled in Detroit, Mich.;…
CARNEY, John C., Jr., a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, on May 20, 1956; B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1978; M.P.A., University of Delaware,…
(Encyclopedia) Dallas, Alexander JamesDallas, Alexander Jamesdălˈəs [key], 1759–1817, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1814–16), b. Jamaica, West Indies. He went (1783) to Philadelphia, practiced law…
SIMKINS, Eldred, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Edgefield, S.C., August 30, 1779; attended a private academy at Willington, Abbeville District, S.C., and was graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1845Party: DemocratHUGER, Daniel Elliott, (son of Daniel Huger), a Senator from South Carolina; born on Limerick plantation, near Charleston, S.C., June 28, 1779…
(Encyclopedia) Rusk, Thomas Jefferson, 1803–57, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Texas (1846–57), b. Pendleton District, S.C. He studied law under John C. Calhoun and practiced in…
(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Robert Mercer TaliaferroHunter, Robert Mercer Taliaferrotŏlˈəvər [key], 1809–87, American statesman, b. Essex co., Va. He was a U.S. Representative for Virginia (1837–43, 1845–…
Senate Years of Service: 1880-1891Party: DemocratBROWN, Joseph Emerson, a Senator from Georgia; born in the Pickens District of South Carolina April 15, 1821; moved to Georgia; attended…
