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Nathan EVANS, Congress, OH (1804-1879)

EVANS, Nathan, a Representative from Ohio; born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 24, 1804; county clerk of Belmont County in 1827 and 1828; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

Thomas EVANS, Congress, VA (755-1815)

EVANS, Thomas, a Representative from Virginia; born in Accomac County, Va.; attended the public schools and William and Mary College at Williamsburg; studied law and was admitted to the bar;…

Walter EVANS, Congress, KY (1842-1923)

EVANS, Walter, (nephew of Burwell Clark Ritter), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., September 18, 1842; attended the public schools near Harrodsburg, Ky.;…

Alfred Evan REAMES, Congress, OR (1870-1943)

Senate Years of Service: 1938-1938Party: DemocratREAMES, Alfred Evan, a Senator from Oregon; born in Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oreg., February 5, 1870; attended the public schools, the…

David Evans SKAGGS, Congress, CO (1943)

SKAGGS, David Evans, a Representative from Colorado; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 22, 1943; graduated from Cranford High School, Cranford, N.J., 1960; B.A., Wesleyan…

Holland Land Company

(Encyclopedia) Holland Land Company, Dutch enterprise active in the settlement of much of W New York and some of NW Pennsylvania. Organized by Dutch bankers in 1796, it secured lands in New York (…

Maier, Vivian

(Encyclopedia) Maier, Vivian, 1926–2009, American photographer, b. Bronx, N.Y. She spent much of her childhood and early adulthood in France, where she began photographing street scenes; she moved in…

Members of Congress: Colorado, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Colorado Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Alva Blanchard 1875-1941 ALLARD, A. Wayne 1943-  ALLOTT, Gordon Llewellyn 1907-1989…

William Evans ARTHUR, Congress, KY (1825-1897)

ARTHUR, William Evans, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 3, 1825; moved with his parents to Covington, Ky., where he received instruction from private tutors and…

Louis Evans ATKINSON, Congress, PA (1841-1910)

ATKINSON, Louis Evans, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pa., April 16, 1841; attended the common schools and Airy View and Milnwood Academies;…