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William Wirt CULBERTSON, Congress, KY (1835-1911)

CULBERTSON William Wirt , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa., September 22, 1835; moved with his parents to Kentucky; attended the common schools; engaged…

David Albaugh DE ARMOND, Congress, MO (1844-1909)

DE ARMOND David Albaugh , a Representative from Missouri; born in Blair County, Pa., March 18, 1844; attended the public schools and Williamsport Dickinson Seminary; moved to Davenport, Iowa, in…

Ignatius Sancho Biography

Ignatius SanchowriterBorn: 1729Birthplace: slave ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean Sancho was born on a slave ship shortly after it left what is today the West African nation of Guinea. After…

Michio Ito Biography

Michio Itodancer, choreographerBorn: 4/13/1892Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Ito studied traditional dance in Japan before moving to Paris in 1911. At the beginning of the World War, he moved to…

John ALEXANDER, Congress, OH (1777-1848)

ALEXANDER John , a Representative from Ohio; born at Crowsville, in the Spartanburg District, S.C., April 16, 1777; attended the public schools; moved to Butler County, Ohio, and thence to…

John GAILLARD, Congress, SC (1765-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1826 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Jacksonian GAILLARD John , a Senator from South Carolina; born in St. Stephens District, S.C., September 5,…

Edward Joseph GARDNER, Congress, OH (1898-1950)

GARDNER Edward Joseph , a Representative from Ohio; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, August 7, 1898; attended the parochial schools; was graduated from the College of Commerce and Finance…

Frederick LANDIS, Congress, IN (1872-1934)

LANDIS Frederick , a Representative from Indiana; born at Sevenmile, Butler County, Ohio, August 18, 1872; moved with his parents to Logansport, Ind., in 1875; attended the public schools; was…