SMITH, John M. C., a Representative from Michigan; born in Belfast, Ireland, February 6, 1853; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled near Plymouth, Ohio;…
Senate Years of Service: 1803-1804Party: Democratic RepublicanVENABLE, Abraham Bedford, (uncle of Abraham Watkins Venable), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born on âState Hillâ…
PRATT, Henry Otis, a Representative from Iowa; born in Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine, February 11, 1838; attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy; was graduated from the law…
RANEY, John Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born in Gravelton, Wayne County, Mo., September 28, 1849; attended Union School, Des Arc, Mo., and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Mo.;…
REED, Stuart Felix, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va., January 8, 1866; attended the common schools; taught in country schools; was graduated from…
SCOTT, Owen, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm in Jackson Township, Effingham County, Ill., on July 6, 1848; attended the common schools, a private school in Kinmundy, and the…
(Encyclopedia) reed organ, an organ in which air is forced over free reeds by means of bellows, usually worked by pedals. It is played by the use of one or more keyboards. Variations in tone are…
(Encyclopedia) Stoughton, WilliamStoughton, Williamstōˈtən [key], 1631–1701, American colonial statesman. He was probably born in England but studied at Harvard (grad. 1650) before attending New…
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