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Aaron VANDERPOEL, Congress, NY (1799-1870)
VANDERPOEL Aaron , a Representative from New York; born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., February 5, 1799; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1820 and…Aaron WARD, Congress, NY (1790-1867)
WARD Aaron , a Representative from New York; was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), N.Y., on July 5, 1790; completed preparatory studies in Mount Pleasant Academy; served in the War of 1812 as…John Randolph THORNTON, Congress, LA (1846-1917)
Senate Years of Service: 1910-1915 Party: Democrat THORNTON John Randolph , a Senator from Louisiana; born on Notoway plantation, near Bayou Goula, Iberville Parish, La., August 25, 1846; moved…Sessions, Roger
(Encyclopedia) Sessions, Roger, 1896–1985, American composer and teacher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sessions was a pupil of Horatio Parker at Yale and of Ernest Bloch. He taught (1917–21) at Smith, leaving…universals
(Encyclopedia) universals, in philosophy, term applied to general or abstract objects such as concepts, qualities, relations, and numbers, as opposed to particular objects. The exact nature of a…Goodman, Benny
(Encyclopedia) Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David Goodman), 1909–86, American clarinetist, composer, and band leader, b. Chicago. Goodman studied clarinet at Hull House. In Chicago he had the opportunity…Wirt, William
(Encyclopedia) Wirt, WilliamWirt, Williamwûrt [key], 1772–1834, U.S. Attorney General and author, b. Bladensburg, Md. He had little formal schooling but was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1792. His…Aaron Lane FORD, Congress, MS (1903-1983)
FORD Aaron Lane , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Potts Camp, Marshall County, Miss., December 21, 1903; attended public schools in Mississippi and the law department of Cumberland…Aaron Fyfe PERRY, Congress, OH (1815-1893)
PERRY Aaron Fyfe , a Representative from Ohio; born in Leicester, Vt., January 1, 1815; attended the public schools and Yale Law School; was admitted to the bar of Connecticut in 1838; moved to…Aaron Fletcher STEVENS, Congress, NH (1819-1887)
STEVENS Aaron Fletcher , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., August 9, 1819; attended Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H., and Crosby's Nashua Literary…Trending
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