Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Delaware
Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Wilbur Louis 1884-1937 ALLEE, James Frank 1857-1938 ALLEN, William Franklin 1883-1946…
BRAXTON, Elliott Muse, (great-grandson of Carter Braxton), a Representative from Virginia; born in Matthews, Matthews County, Va., October 8, 1823; attended the common schools; studied law;…
McLANE, Patrick, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Mayo, Ireland, March 14, 1875; immigrated to the United States in 1882 with his parents, who settled in Scranton, Pa.;…
TAYLOR, Caleb Newbold, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Newportville, Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pa., July 27, 1813; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural…
EWING, Thomas W., a Representative from Illinois; born in Atlanta, Logan County, Ill., September 19, 1935; B.S., Millikin University, Decatur, Ill., 1957; J.D., John Marshall School of Law,…
(Encyclopedia) Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers Wyeth), 1882–1945, American painter and illustrator, b. Needham, Mass., studied with Howard Pyle. Among his many well-known murals are those in the…
(Encyclopedia) Methodism, the doctrines, polity, and worship of those Protestant Christian denominations that have developed from the movement started in England by the teaching of John Wesley.…
U.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles earned a B.A. in…
