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Cabell, Branch

(Encyclopedia) Cabell, Branch (James Branch Cabell)Cabell, Branchkăˈbəl [key], 1879–1958, American novelist, b. Richmond, Va., grad. William and Mary, 1898. After various experiences as a journalist…

Davis DIMOCK, Jr., Congress, PA (1801-1842)

DIMOCK Davis, Jr. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Exeter, near Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., September 17, 1801; attended the schools of the pioneer settlement of Montrose, Pa…

Henry Davis McHENRY, Congress, KY (1826-1890)

McHENRY Henry Davis , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Hartford, Ohio County, Ky., February 27, 1826; attended the public schools at Hartford, and was graduated from the law department of…

Samuel Davis McREYNOLDS, Congress, TN (1872-1939)

McREYNOLDS Samuel Davis , a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tenn., April 16, 1872; attended the rural schools, People's College, Pikeville, Tenn.,…

Emery Davis POTTER, Congress, OH (1804-1896)

POTTER Emery Davis , a Representative from Ohio; born in Providence, R.I., October 7, 1804; attended the district school and the academy in Herkimer County, N.Y.; studied law in Cooperstown, N.Y…

John Davis LODGE, Congress, CT (1903-1985)

LODGE John Davis , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Washington, D.C., October 20, 1903; attended the Evans School, Mesa, Ariz., the Middlesex School, Concord, Mass., and Ecole de Droit,…

John Davis LONG, Congress, MA (1838-1915)

LONG John Davis , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, October 27, 1838; attended the common schools at Buckfield and Hebron Academy, Maine; was…

Addison Davis JAMES, Congress, KY (1850-1947)

JAMES, Addison Davis, (grandfather of John Albert Whitaker), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., February 27, 1850; attended the public schools; began the…