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John Lourie BEVERIDGE, Congress, IL (1824-1910)

BEVERIDGE, John Lourie, a Representative from Illinois; born in Greenwich, Washington County, N.Y., July 6, 1824; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to De Kalb, Ill., in 1842…

John Joseph COCHRAN, Congress, MO (1880-1947)

COCHRAN, John Joseph, a Representative from Missouri; born in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo., August 11, 1880; attended the public schools; employed in the editorial department of…

David John LEWIS, Congress, MD (1869-1952)

LEWIS, David John, a Representative from Maryland; born in Nuttals Bank, Center County, near Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pa., May 1, 1869; worked in the coal mines 1878-1892; while so…

John Francis SHELLEY, Congress, CA (1905-1974)

SHELLEY, John Francis, a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., September 3, 1905; attended the parochial and public schools; graduated from the law school of the…

Nicolay, John George

(Encyclopedia) Nicolay, John GeorgeNicolay, John Georgenĭkˈəlā [key], 1832–1901, biographer of Lincoln, b. Bavaria. In 1837 he was brought to the United States, and his family settled in Pike co.,…

Sargent, John Singer

(Encyclopedia) Sargent, John Singer, 1856–1925, American painter, b. Florence, Italy, of American parents, educated in Italy, France, and Germany. In 1874 he went to Paris, where he studied under…

John Sanford COHEN, Congress, GA (1870-1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1932-1933Party: DemocratCOHEN, John Sanford, a Senator from Georgia; born in Augusta, Ga., February 26, 1870; educated at private schools in Augusta, Richmond (Va.)…

John Brooks HENDERSON, Congress, MO (1826-1913)

Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863; 1863-1865; 1865-1869Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanHENDERSON, John Brooks, a Senator from Missouri; born near Danville, Pittsylvania…

John Quillin TILSON, Congress, CT (1866-1958)

TILSON, John Quillin, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Clearbranch, Unicoi County, Tenn., April 5, 1866; attended public and private schools at Flag Pond, in his native county, and…

Robert John WALKER, Congress, MS (1801-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1845Party: DemocratWALKER, Robert John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1801; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…