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Abraham VANDERVEER, Congress, NY (1781-1839)
VANDERVEER Abraham , a Representative from New York; born in Kings County, N.Y., in 1781; attended the common schools; county clerk of Kings County 1816-1821 and 1822-1837; upon its organization…Hubert Selby 2004 Deaths
Hubert SelbyAge: 75 writer whose Last Exit to Brooklyn explicitly described the underbelly of Brooklyn during the 1950s, revealing an urban wasteland littered with drugs, gangs, and…John LEFFERTS, Congress, NY (1785-1829)
LEFFERTS John , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., December 17, 1785; attended the public schools; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3,…William Forte WILLETT, Jr., Congress, NY (1869-1938)
WILLETT William Forte, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 27, 1869; attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from the law department of…Anthony D. WEINER, Congress, NY (1964)
WEINER Anthony D. , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, N.Y., September 4, 1964; graduated from Brooklyn Tech High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.; B.A., State University of New York,…Bobby Thomson
Bobby ThomsonBorn: Oct. 25, 1923Baseball OF career .270 hitter who won the 1951 NL pennant for the NY Giants with a 1-out, 3-run HR in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 3 of a best-of-3…Barbara Boxer Biography
Barbara Boxersenator from CaliforniaBorn: 1940Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Boxer was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1993, after serving 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. A liberal…Felix CAMPBELL, Congress, NY (1829-1902)
CAMPBELL Felix , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 28, 1829; attended the common schools; became a manufacturer of iron pipe and a consulting engineer; president of…Bertram L. PODELL, Congress, NY (1925-2005)
PODELL Bertram L. , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., December 27, 1925; attended Yeshiva of Flatbush and Abraham Lincoln High School, St. John's University and Brooklyn Law…James Robinson HOWE, Congress, NY (1839-1914)
HOWE James Robinson , a Representative from New York; born in New York City January 27, 1839; attended the common schools; employed as a clerk in a dry-goods store; moved to Brooklyn in 1870 and…Trending
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