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Martin MAGINNIS, Congress, MT (1841-1919)

MAGINNIS, Martin, a Delegate from the Territory of Montana; born near Pultneyville, Wayne County, N.Y., October 27, 1841; moved with his parents to Minnesota in 1852; pursued an academic…

Homer Samuel FERGUSON, Congress, MI (1889-1982)

Senate Years of Service: 1943-1955Party: RepublicanFERGUSON, Homer Samuel, a Senator from Michigan; born in Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pa., February 25, 1889; attended the public…

Julia May CARSON, Congress, IN (1938-2007)

CARSON, Julia May, (grandmother of André Carson) a Representative from Indiana; born Julia May Porter in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 8, 1938; graduated from Crispus Attucks High School…

Trenton , cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Trenton. 1 City (1990 pop. 20,586), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River opposite Grosse Ile, in a farm area; settled 1816, inc. as a city 1957. An early river port, it has plants…

John ARCHER, Congress, MD (1741-1810)

ARCHER, John, (father of Stevenson Archer [1786-1848] and grandfather of Stevenson Archer [1827-1898]), a Representative from Maryland; born near Churchville, Harford (then Baltimore) County,…

Joseph DESHA, Congress, KY (1768-1842)

DESHA, Joseph, (brother of Robert Desha), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Monroe County, Pa., December 9, 1768; pursued preparatory studies; moved to Kentucky with his parents, who…

John David DINGELL, Jr., Congress, MI (1926)

DINGELL, John David, Jr., (son of John David Dingell), a Representative from Michigan; born in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo., July 8, 1926; attended Capitol Page School, Washington, D.C.,…

Stanton Judkins PEELLE, Congress, IN (1843-1928)

PEELLE, Stanton Judkins, a Representative from Indiana; born near Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., February 11, 1843; attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary; enlisted in Company G,…

Harold Sumner TOLLEY, Congress, NY (1894-1956)

TOLLEY, Harold Sumner, a Representative from New York; born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., January 16, 1894; moved with his parents to Binghamton, N.Y., in 1903; attended the public schools…