SWEET, John Hyde, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Milford, Otsego County, N.Y., September 1, 1880; moved to Palmyra, Nebr. in 1885; attended the Palmyra high schools; attended the…
PINCKNEY, John McPherson, a Representative from Texas; born in Grimes County, Tex., near the town of Hempstead, Waller County, May 4, 1845; attended the public schools and was privately…
(Encyclopedia) Shippen, William, Jr., 1736–1808, American surgeon, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Edinburgh, 1761. A pioneer lecturer on anatomy and midwifery, he was instrumental in the organization (1765)…
(Encyclopedia) Chapman, John Jay, 1862–1933, American essayist and poet, b. New York City, grad. Harvard, 1885. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, but after 10 years abandoned law for literature.…
(Encyclopedia) Hale, John Parker, 1806–73, American politician, b. Rochester, N.H. He practiced law at Dover, N.H., and had remarkable success with juries. He was U.S. district attorney (1834–41) and…
(Encyclopedia) Law, John, 1671–1729, Scottish financier in France, b. Edinburgh. After killing a man in a duel (1694) he fled to Amsterdam, where he studied banking. Returning to Scotland (1700), he…
(Encyclopedia) Bunyan, JohnBunyan, Johnbŭnˈyən [key], 1628–88, English author, b. Elstow, Bedfordshire. After a brief period at the village free school, Bunyan learned the tinker's trade, which he…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing)BELL, John, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859 Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing) BELL, John, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee…
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Harry Stack, 1892–1949, American psychiatrist, b. Norwich, N.Y., M.D. Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, 1917. He was, along with his teacher William Alanson White,…
