BROWNING, William John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Camden, N.J., April 11, 1850; attended the Friendsâ School; at an early age engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in…
FREDERICKS, John Donnan, a Representative from California; born in Burgettstown, Washington County, Pa., September 10, 1869; attended the public schools and Washington and Jefferson College,…
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JAY, John, a Delegate from New York; born in New York City December 12, 1745; attended a boarding school in New Rochelle, N.Y., and was graduated from Kingâs College (now Columbia University…
Senate Years of Service: 1792-1794; 1803-1803; 1822-1823; 1823-1824Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanTAYLOR, John, a Senator from…
(Encyclopedia) Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed…
BOYD, John Frank, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., August 8, 1853; moved with his parents to Henry County, Ill., in 1857; attended the public schools…
HAMILTON, John Taylor, a Representative from Iowa; born near Geneseo, Henry County, Ill., October 16, 1843; attended the common schools and the Geneseo Academy; moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in…
ELLIOTT, John Milton, a Representative from Kentucky; born on the banks of Clinch River in Scott County, Va., May 20, 1820; moved to Morgan County (now Elliott County), Ky., and attended the…
TUCKER, Henry St. George, (son of John Randolph Tucker and grandson of Henry St. George Tucker [1780-1848]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va., April 5…