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John Lewis MacDONALD, Congress, MN (1838-1903)

MacDONALD, John Lewis, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Glasgow, Scotland, February 22, 1838; immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, with his parents, who later, in 1847, settled in…

Rogers, John, English Protestant martyr

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, John, 1500?–1555, English Protestant martyr, grad. Cambridge, 1526. He became a Roman Catholic priest, but under the influence of William Tyndale, whom he met in Antwerp, he…

Morris, Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Morris, Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron, 1859–1935, Newfoundland political leader, b. St. John's. He sat (1885–1918) in the Newfoundland parliament and was a delegate to the…

John CLOPTON, Congress, VA (1756-1816)

CLOPTON, John, a Representative from Virginia; born in St. Peter’s parish, near Tunstall, New Kent County, Va., February 7, 1756; was graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the…

John LYNCH, Congress, PA (1843-1910)

LYNCH, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Providence, R.I., November 1, 1843; moved to Pennsylvania in 1856 with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre; attended the public…

LYNCH, John, Congress, PA (1843-1910)

LYNCH, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Providence, R.I., November 1, 1843; moved to Pennsylvania in 1856 with his parents, who settled in Wilkes-Barre; attended the public…

John Edward KENNA, Congress, WV (1848-1893)

Senate Years of Service: 1883-1893Party: DemocratKENNA, John Edward, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born near St. Albans, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 10…

Foakes-Jackson, Frederick John

(Encyclopedia) Foakes-Jackson, Frederick John, 1855–1941, English theologian and church historian. A fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, from 1886, he was lecturer there from 1882 and dean from 1895…

KEAN, John, Congress, SC (1756-1795)

KEAN, John, (great-grandfather of Hamilton Fish Kean, and John Kean [1852-1914], and great-great-grandfather of Robert Winthrop Kean), a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C.,…

John KELLY, Congress, NY (1822-1886)

KELLY, John, a Representative from New York; born in New York City April 20, 1822; attended the common schools; apprenticed to the mason’s trade and engaged in that business for himself in…