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SANFORD, John, Congress, NY (1803-1857)

SANFORD, John, (father of Stephen Sanford and grandfather of John Sanford [1851-1939]), a Representative from New York; born in Roxbury, Conn., June 3, 1803; received a good education; moved to…

SANFORD, John, Congress, NY (1851-1939)

SANFORD, John, (son of Stephen Sanford and grandson of John Sanford [1803-1857]), a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., January 18, 1851; attended the…

John McCULLOCH, Congress, PA (1806-1879)

McCULLOCH, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in McCulloch Mills, Pa., November 15, 1806; attended the common schools and was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in…

John WOODRUFF, Congress, CT (1826-1868)

WOODRUFF, John, a Representative from Connecticut; born in West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 12, 1826; received a limited schooling; moved to Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., in…

John ALEXANDER, Congress, OH (1777-1848)

ALEXANDER, John, a Representative from Ohio; born at Crowsville, in the Spartanburg District, S.C., April 16, 1777; attended the public schools; moved to Butler County, Ohio, and thence to…

John HAMILTON, Congress, PA (1754-1837)

HAMILTON, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York (now Adams) County, Pa., November 25, 1754; moved to Washington County, Pa., in 1783; commissioned lieutenant colonel of…

John McKEE, Congress, AL (1771-1832)

McKEE, John, a Representative from Alabama; born in Augusta (now Rockbridge) County, Va., in 1771; attended Liberty Hall Academy (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va.; United…

John PENN, Congress, NC (1741-1788)

PENN, John, (nephew of Edmund Pendleton and cousin of Nathaniel Pendleton), a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Port Royal, Caroline County, Va., May 17, 1741; was educated under private…

Ford, John, American film director

(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1895–1973, American film director, b. Cape Elizabeth, Maine, as John Martin Feeney. Ford began directing in 1917 after an apprenticeship with his brother Francis. Over the…

HILL, John, Congress, NJ (1821-1884)

HILL, John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Catskill, Greene County, N.Y., June 10, 1821; attended private schools; employed as a bank clerk and learned bookkeeping in Catskill, N.Y.;…