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Samuel SHELLABARGER, Congress, OH (1817-1896)

SHELLABARGER, Samuel, a Representative from Ohio; born near Enon, Clark County, Ohio, on December 10, 1817; attended the county schools and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio,…

Dinah Washington

(Ruth Lee Jones)singerBorn: 8/29/1924Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Known for her gritty vocal style, the beloved but controversial singer was at home with R&B, blues, jazz, and middle-of-the-…

William Augustus HALL, Congress, MO (1815-1888)

HALL, William Augustus, (father of Uriel Sebree Hall and brother of Willard Preble Hall), a Representative from Missouri; born in Portland, Maine, October 15, 1815; moved with his parents to…

Rockwood HOAR, Congress, MA (1855-1906)

HOAR, Rockwood, (son of George Frisbie Hoar, grandson of Samael Hoar, great-grandson of Roger Sherman, nephew of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, and cousin of Sherman Hoar), a Representative from…

Walker BROOKE, Congress, MS (1813-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1852-1853Party: WhigBROOKE, Walker, a Senator from Mississippi; born at Page Brooke, near Winchester, Clarke County, Va., December 25, 1813; attended the public…

Eugene Burgess CROWE, Congress, IN (1878-1970)

CROWE, Eugene Burgess, a Representative from Indiana; born near Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind., January 5, 1878; attended the rural schools and Borden (Ind.) Academy; taught in county…

John Eric ENSIGN, Congress, NV (1958)

Senate Years of Service: 2001-Party: RepublicanENSIGN, John Eric, a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in Roseville, Placer County, Calif., March 25, 1958; graduated E.W. Clark…

Elihu Stephen WILLIAMS, Congress, OH (1835-1903)

WILLIAMS, Elihu Stephen, a Representative from Ohio; born in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, January 24, 1835; educated in the common schools and attended Antioch College, Yellow Springs,…