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Lewis Davis CAMPBELL, Congress, OH (1811-1882)

CAMPBELL, Lewis Davis, (uncle of James Edwin Campbell), a Representative from Ohio; born in Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, August 9, 1811; attended the public schools; apprenticed to learn the…

Miles POINDEXTER, Congress, WA (1868-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1913; 1913-1915; 1915-1923Party: Republican; Progressive; RepublicanPOINDEXTER, Miles, a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Memphis, Tenn.,…

Matt Whitaker RANSOM, Congress, NC (1826-1904)

Senate Years of Service: 1872-1895Party: DemocratRANSOM, Matt Whitaker, (cousin of Wharton Jackson Green), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Warren County, N.C., October 8, 1826; attended…

Robert Dale OWEN, Congress, IN (1801-1877)

OWEN, Robert Dale, a Representative from Indiana; born in Glasgow, Scotland, November 7, 1801; studied under private teachers and attended the Emanuel von Fellenberg School at Hofwyl, near…

John SLIDELL, Congress, LA (1793-1871)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861Party: DemocratSLIDELL, John, a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in New York City in 1793; graduated from Columbia College (later Columbia…

Fisher, Carrie Frances

(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Carrie Frances , 1956-2016, American actress and author, b. Burbank, Ca. Fisher’s parents were singer Eddie Fisher and actress/…

Campbell, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Alexander, 1788–1866, clergyman, cofounder with his father, Thomas Campbell, 1763–1854, of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Of Scottish lineage, both were born in…

Trent Affair

(Encyclopedia) Trent Affair, incident in the diplomatic relations between the United States and Great Britain, which occurred during the American Civil War. On Nov. 8, 1861, the British mail packet…

Yancey, William Lowndes

(Encyclopedia) Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814–63, American leader of secession, b. Warren co., Ga. Admitted (1834) to the bar in Greenville, S.C., he soon moved to Alabama. There he became an…