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Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de

(Encyclopedia) Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde deSismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde dezhäN shärl lāônärˈ sēmôNdˈ də sēsmôNdēˈ [key], 1773–1842, Swiss historian, economist, and critic. A…

Cabinet Members Under J. Q. Adams

Secretary of State Henry Clay, 1825Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush, 1825Secretary of War James Barbour, 1825Peter B. Porter, 1828Attorney General William Wirt (Cont.)Secretary of the…

Adam BENJAMIN, Jr., Congress, IN (1935-1982)

BENJAMIN Adam, Jr. , a Representative from Indiana; born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935; attended the public elementary schools of Gary; graduated, Kemper Military (high) School,…

Adam BOYD, Congress, NJ (1746-1835)

BOYD Adam , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mendham, N.J., March 21, 1746; moved to Bergen County about 1770 and to Hackensack a few years later; member of the board of freeholders and…

Adam KING, Congress, PA (1783-1835)

KING Adam , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., January 20, 1783; pursued academic studies; studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and commenced…

Adam HUNTSMAN, Congress, TN (1786-1849)

HUNTSMAN Adam , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Charlotte County, Va.,, February 11, 1786; moved to Jackson, Tenn.; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-…

Andrew ADAMS, Congress, CT (1736-1797)

ADAMS, Andrew, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Stratford, Conn., January 7, 1736; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1760; studied law, and was admitted to…

Benjamin ADAMS, Congress, MA (1764-1837)

ADAMS Benjamin , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mendon, Mass., December 16, 1764; attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University in 1788; studied law; was…

Green ADAMS, Congress, KY (1812-1884)

ADAMS Green , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., August 20, 1812; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of…

John ADAMS, Congress, NY (1778-1854)

ADAMS John , a Representative from New York; born in Oak Hill, town of Durham, Greene County, N.Y., August 26, 1778; attended the common schools; taught school in Durham; studied law; was…