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William Joseph BURKE, Congress, PA (1862-1925)

BURKE William Joseph , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near London, England, September 25, 1862; immigrated to the United States in 1866 with his parents, who settled in Reynoldsville,…

Walker BROOKE, Congress, MS (1813-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1852-1853 Party: Whig BROOKE Walker , a Senator from Mississippi; born at Page Brooke, near Winchester, Clarke County, Va., December 25, 1813; attended the public schools…

David BROOKS, Congress, NY (1756-1838)

BROOKS David , a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1756; attended the public schools; during the Revolutionary War entered the Continental Army as a lieutenant in the…

Jack Bascom BROOKS, Congress, TX (1922)

BROOKS, Jack Bascom, a Representative from Texas; born in Crowley, Acadia Parish, La., December 18, 1922; moved with his family to Beaumont, Tex., in 1927; attended public schools and Lamar…

James BROOKS, Congress, NY (1810-1873)

BROOKS James , a Representative from New York; born in Portland, Maine, November 10, 1810; attended the public schools; attended the academy at Monmouth, Maine; taught school at sixteen years of…

Micah BROOKS, Congress, NY (1775-1857)

BROOKS Micah , a Representative from New York; born in Brooksvale, near Cheshire, Conn., May 14, 1775; received his early education from his father; a pioneer and one of the earliest surveyors of…

Overton BROOKS, Congress, LA (1897-1961)

BROOKS Overton , a Representative from Louisiana; born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 21, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First World War served overseas as…

Pownall, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Pownall, ThomasPownall, Thomaspouˈnəl [key], 1722–1805, English colonial governor in North America. In 1753 he went to New York as secretary to Sir Danvers Osborn, newly appointed…

subtreasury

(Encyclopedia) subtreasury. After President Andrew Jackson vetoed (July 10, 1832) the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States, the deposits were removed and placed in state banks that…