The Question: I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They…
MORROW, William W., a Representative from California; born near Milton, Wayne County, Ind., July 15, 1843; moved with his parents to Adams County, Ill., in 1845; attended the common schools…
ROMULO, Carlos Peña, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippines; born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippine Islands, January 14, 1899; was graduated from the University of the…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1831Party: JacksonianROWAN, John, (uncle of Robert Todd Lytle), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near York, York County, Pa., July 12, 1773;…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1953Party: RepublicanTOBEY, Charles William, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Roxbury, Mass., July 22, 1880; attended the public schools…
SMITH, William Loughton, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1758; attended preparatory schools in England 1770-1774; studied law in the Middle Temple at London…
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Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922; 1925-1928Party: Republican; Republicandu PONT, Thomas Coleman, (cousin of Henry Algernon du Pont), a Senator from Delaware; born in Louisville, Ky.,…
FARRINGTON, Mary Elizabeth Pruett, (wife of Joseph Rider Farrington), a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Tokyo, Japan, May 30, 1898; attended Tokyo Foreign School and grammar…
FLANDERS, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Bristol, Grafton County, N.H., January 26, 1816; attended New Hampton (N.H.) Academy, and was graduated from Dartmouth…
