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James Warren NYE, Congress, NV (1815-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1864-1873Party: RepublicanNYE, James Warren, a Senator from Nevada; born in De Ruyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 10, 1815; attended the common schools and Homer…

Lewis Fields LINN, Congress, MO (1796-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1843Party: Jacksonian; DemocratLINN, Lewis Fields, (brother-in-law of James Hugh Relfe, half-brother of Henry Dodge, uncle of Augustus Caesar Dodge), a Senator…

Truman SMITH, Congress, CT (1791-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1854Party: WhigSMITH, Truman, (nephew of Nathan Smith and Nathaniel Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Roxbury, Conn., November 27,…

To the Moon and Mars

To the Moon and Mars In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced the ambitious goal of putting humans on Mars. The first stage involves returning to the Moon by the year 2020 and…

George David AIKEN, Congress, VT (1892-1984)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1975Party: RepublicanAIKEN, George David, a Senator from Vermont; born in Dummerston, Windham County, Vt., August 20, 1892; moved with his parents to Putney, Vt…

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Ninian EDWARDS, Congress, IL (1775-1833)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1824Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanEDWARDS, Ninian, (son of Benjamin Edwards), a Senator from Illinois; born at ‘Mount Pleasant,’…

Carl Atwood ELLIOTT, Congress, AL (1913-1999)

ELLIOTT, Carl Atwood, a Representative from Alabama; born in Vina, Franklin County, Ala., December 20, 1913; attended the public schools of Franklin County; was graduated from the University…