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Tomlinson FORT, Congress, GA (1787-1859)

FORT, Tomlinson, a Representative from Georgia; born in Warrenton, Warren County, Ga., July 14, 1787; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine; was graduated from the Philadelphia…

Franklin CORWIN, Congress, IL (1818-1879)

CORWIN, Franklin, (nephew of Moses Bledso Corwin and Thomas Corwin), a Representative from Illinois; born in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, January 12, 1818; attended private schools; studied…

Candice S. MILLER, Congress, MI (1954)

MILLER, Candice S., a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., on May 7, 1954; graduated from Lakeshore High School, St. Clair Shores, Mich.; attended Macomb County…

The Supreme Court: Taney Court, 1837 to 1864

Taney Court, 1837 to 1864The Supreme CourtEbbs and Flows of Court LeadershipTaney Court, 1837 to 1864Chase Court, 1864 to 1873Waite Court, 1874 to 1888Fuller Court, 1888 to 1910White Court,…

Brady, Mathew B.

(Encyclopedia) Brady, Mathew B., c.1823–96, American pioneer in photography, b. Warren co., N.Y. Brady learned the daguerreotype process from S. F. B. Morse and in 1844 opened his own photographic…

John Mason MARTIN, Congress, AL (1837-1898)

MARTIN, John Mason, (son of Joshua Lanier Martin), a Representative from Alabama; born in Athens, Limestone County, Ala., January 20, 1837; attended the common schools, the high school in…

Wells Andrews HUTCHINS, Congress, OH (1818-1895)

HUTCHINS, Wells Andrews, (cousin of John Hutchins), a Representative from Ohio; born in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, October 8, 1818; attended the public schools; taught school; studied…

Isaac WILLIAMS, Jr., Congress, NY (1777-1860)

WILLIAMS, Isaac, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Goshen, Conn., April 5, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved with his father to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793; was appointed…