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John Thompson NIXON, Congress, NJ (1820-1889)

NIXON John Thompson , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Fairton, Cumberland County, N.J., on August 31, 1820; attended private schools and was graduated from Princeton College in 1841;…

Dick Thompson MORGAN, Congress, OK (1853-1920)

MORGAN Dick Thompson , a Representative from Oklahoma; born at Prairie Creek, Vigo County, Ind., December 6, 1853; attended the country schools and the Prairie Creek High School; was graduated…

Thompson Ware McNEELY, Congress, IL (1835-1921)

McNEELY Thompson Ware , a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., October 5, 1835; attended the public schools and Jubilee College, Peoria, Ill.; was graduated…

Israel Thompson HATCH, Congress, NY (1808-1875)

HATCH Israel Thompson , a Representative from New York; born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., June 30, 1808; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in…

James Thompson FARLEY, Congress, CA (1829-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885 Party: Democrat FARLEY James Thompson , a Senator from California; born in Albemarle County, Va., August 6, 1829; attended the common schools; moved when quite…

Preston

(Encyclopedia) Preston, city and district (1991 pop. 166,675), county seat of Lancashire, N England, on the Ribble River. Preston has an active port and is a center of cotton and rayon manufacturing…

Osceola

(Encyclopedia) OsceolaOsceolaŏsēōˈlə, ō– [key], c.1800–1838, leader of the Seminole. He was also called Powell, the surname of his supposed white father. In the early 1830s, Osceola was living close…