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Tarleton, Sir Banastre

(Encyclopedia) Tarleton, Sir BanastreTarleton, Sir Banastrebăˈnəstər tärlˈtən [key], 1754–1833, British army officer in the American Revolution. He arrived (1775) in America with General Cornwallis…

Seuss, Dr.

(Encyclopedia) Seuss, Dr., pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904–91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass, grad. Dartmouth College, studied Lincoln College, Oxford…

Andrew Jackson HAMILTON, Congress, TX (1815-1875)

HAMILTON, Andrew Jackson, (brother of Morgan Calvin Hamilton), a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., January 28, 1815; attended the common schools; studied law…

Charles Frederick JOY, Congress, MO (1849-1921)

JOY, Charles Frederick, a Representative from Missouri; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., December 11, 1849; attended the public schools; was graduated from Yale College in 1874;…

Rufus DAWES, Congress, OH (1838-1899)

DAWES, Rufus, (father of Vice President Charles Gates Dawes and Beman Gates Dawes), a Representative from Ohio; born in Malta, Morgan County, Ohio, July 4, 1838; attended the common schools,…

George Whitman HENDEE, Congress, VT (1832-1906)

HENDEE, George Whitman, a Representative from Vermont; born in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vt., November 30, 1832; attended the common schools of Morrisville, Vt., and People’s Academy; studied…

Paul FINDLEY, Congress, IL (1921)

FINDLEY, Paul, a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., June 23, 1921; attended the public schools of Jacksonville, Ill.; B.A., Illinois College at…

Nathaniel Greene FOSTER, Congress, GA (1809-1869)

FOSTER, Nathaniel Greene, a Representative from Georgia; born near Madison, Greene (now Morgan) County, Ga., on August 25, 1809; attended private schools, and was graduated from the University…

Emmett TOMPKINS, Congress, OH (1853-1917)

TOMPKINS, Emmett, (son of Cydnor Bailey Tompkins), a Representative from Ohio; born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, September 1, 1853; moved to Athens County, Ohio, in 1865; attended…