JONES, James Taylor, a Representative from Alabama; born in Richmond, Va., July 20, 1832; moved with his father to Marengo County, Ala., in 1834; pursued classical studies; was graduated from…
DENT, George, a Representative from Maryland; born on his fatherâs estate, âWindsor Castle,â on the Mattawoman, Charles County, Md., in 1756; completed preparatory studies; during the…
UDALL, Morris King, (brother of Stewart Lee Udall; father of Mark Udall; uncle of Thomas Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County,…
HORN, John Stephen (Steve), a Representative from California; born in San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, Calif., May 31, 1931; A.B., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1953; M.P.A.,…
HORN, John Stephen (Steve), a Representative from California; born in San Juan Bautista, San Benito County, Calif., May 31, 1931; A.B., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1953; M.P.A.,…
The Civil War Apart from the matter of slavery, the Civil War arose out of both the economic and political rivalry between an agrarian South and an industrial North and the issue of the right of…
(Arthur Flegenheimer)mobsterBorn: 8/6/1902Birthplace: Bronx, New York Dutch Schultz is one of the best known New York mobsters of the prohibition era. After dropping out of school in the fourth…
Senate Years of Service: 1967-1985Party: RepublicanPERCY, Charles Harting, (father-in-law of John D. [Jay] Rockefeller IV), a Senator from Illinois; born in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.,…
American Revolution (1775–1783)Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/1906, age 92Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/1911, age 90…
