Search

Search results

Displaying 301 - 310

Leonard Sidney ECHOLS, Congress, WV (1871-1946)

ECHOLS, Leonard Sidney, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Madison, Boone County, W.Va., October 30, 1871; attended the public schools; was graduated from the commercial department…

William Adams PALMER, Congress, VT (1781-1860)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPALMER, William Adams, a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed…

Women in Sports: Gymnastics

The first women's gymnastics instruction in the United States was given at Mount Holyoke College in 1862. Olympic gymnastics competition for…

Binger HERMANN, Congress, OR (1843-1926)

HERMANN, Binger, a Representative from Oregon; born in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Md., February 19, 1843; attended rural schools and was graduated from the Independent Academy, Manchester,…

Simon Barclay CONOVER, Congress, FL (1840-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1879Party: RepublicanCONOVER, Simon Barclay, a Senator from Florida; born in Middlesex County, N.J., September 23, 1840; attended an academy in Trenton, N.J.;…

George Howard WILLIAMS, Congress, MO (1871-1963)

Senate Years of Service: 1925-1926Party: RepublicanWILLIAMS, George Howard, a Senator from Missouri; born in California, Moniteau County, Mo., on December 1, 1871; attended the public schools…

Nathan Philemon BRYAN, Congress, FL (1872-1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917Party: DemocratBRYAN, Nathan Philemon, (brother of William James Bryan), a Senator from Florida; born near Fort Mason, Orange (now Lake) County, Fla., April…

Ostend Manifesto

(Encyclopedia) Ostend Manifesto, document drawn up in Oct., 1854, at Ostend, Belgium, by James Buchanan, American minister to Great Britain, John Y. Mason, minister to France, and Pierre Soulé,…