BURWELL, William Armisted, a Representative from Virginia; born near Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Va., on March 15, 1780; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va…
CAMPBELL, Albert James, a Representative from Montana; born in Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., December 12, 1857; attended the common schools and the Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing;…
COOPER, Charles Merian, a Representative from Florida; born in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., January 16, 1856; moved with his parents to Florida in 1864; pursued academic studies at Gainesville…
YOUNG, Timothy Roberts, a Representative from Illinois; born in Dover, N.H., November 19, 1811; completed preparatory studies; attended Phillips Exeter (N.H.) Academy and was graduated from…
HENLEY, Barclay, (son of Thomas Jefferson Henley), a Representative from California; born in Charlestown, Clark County, Ind., March 17, 1843; moved with his parents to San Francisco, Calif.,…
HILL, Rick, a Representative from Montana; born in Grand Rapids, Mich., December 30, 1946; graduated from Atkin High School, Atkin, Mont., 1964; B.A., Saint Cloud State University, 1968; J.D…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New York
Member Name Birth-Death ABZUG, Bella Savitzky 1920-1998 ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard 1942- ADAMS, Charles Henry 1824-1902…
(Encyclopedia) Langlade, Charles Michel deLanglade, Charles Michel deshärl mēshĕlˈ də [key], 1729–1800, pioneer in present-day Wisconsin and soldier, b. Mackinac region, now in Mich.; son of a trader…
(Encyclopedia) Ma, Jack, 1964–, Chinese business executive and on-line retailing pioneer, whose Chinese name is Ma YunMa, Jack,mä yün [key]. He taught English at Hangzhou Institute of Electronics and…
(Encyclopedia) Lowry, L. S. (Laurence Stephen Lowry), 1887–1976, English painter and printmaker, b. Manchester, studied Municipal College of Art (later Manchester Metropolitan Univ.). He is…