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Anthony WAYNE, Congress, GA (1745-1796)

WAYNE Anthony , a Representative from Georgia; born in East Town, Chester County, Pa., January 1, 1745; attended Philadelphia Academy; became a land surveyor and was employed for a time in Nova…

Hooker, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Richard, 1554?–1600, English theologian and clergyman of the Church of England. He studied and lectured at Oxford and preached at Drayton-Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire; at the…

William NEVILLE, Congress, NE (1843-1909)

NEVILLE William , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., December 29, 1843; moved with his parents to Chester, Randolph County, in 1851; attended the public…

Bob Lemon 2000 Deaths

Bob LemonAge: 79 brilliant all-around baseball player who rose to stardom as a right-handed pitcher with the Cleveland Indians and later managed the N.Y. Yankees to a World Series title; 20-…

Charles Henry BELL, Congress, NH (1823-1893)

Senate Years of Service: 1879-1879 Party: Republican BELL Charles Henry , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., November 18, 1823; graduated from Dartmouth…

Samuel BELL, Congress, NH (1770-1850)

Senate Years of Service: 1823-1835 Party: Adams-Clay Republican; Adams; Anti-Jacksonian BELL Samuel , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Londonderry, N.H., February 9, 1770; attended the common…

Long Island University

(Encyclopedia) Long Island University, main campus at Brooklyn, N.Y.; coeducational; chartered 1926, opened 1927. It also includes C. W. Post College (est. 1954) at Brookville, Long Island, a campus…

Calls

Calls"Come, Jo, it's time.""For what?""You don't mean to say you have forgotten that you promised to make half a dozen calls with me today?""I've done a good many rash and foolish things in…

James Abram Garfield

James Abram GarfieldBorn: 11/19/1831Birthplace: Cuyahoga County, Ohio James Abram Garfield, the last president to be born in a log cabin, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on Nov. 19, 1831.…

John ADAIR, Congress, KY (1757-1840)

Senate Years of Service: 1805-1806 Party: Democratic Republican/Jacksonian ADAIR John , a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in Chester District, Chester County, S.C., January 9, 1757…