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Richard Henry LEE, Congress, VA (1732-1794)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1792 Party: Anti-Administration LEE Richard Henry , a Delegate and a Senator from Virginia; born at "Stratford," in Westmoreland County, Va., January 20, 1732; after a…

Denis Joseph DRISCOLL, Congress, PA (1871-1958)

DRISCOLL Denis Joseph , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in North Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., March 27, 1871; attended the public schools, Lawrenceville (N.Y.) Academy, and State…

Patrick HENRY, Congress, VA (1736-1799)

HENRY, Patrick, (grandfather of William Henry Roane, cousin of Isaac Coles, and great-great-great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Studley, Hanover County,…

Edward MARTIN, Congress, PA (1879-1967)

Senate Years of Service: 1947-1959 Party: Republican MARTIN Edward , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born at Ten Mile, Greene County, Pa., September 18, 1879; attended the public schools; graduated…

Benjamin HARRISON, Congress, VA (1726-1791)

HARRISON, Benjamin, (father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison, grandfather of John Scott Harrison, great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison [1833-1901] and great-great-great…

HARRISON, Benjamin, Congress, VA (1726-1791)

HARRISON, Benjamin, (father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison, grandfather of John Scott Harrison, great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison [1833-1901] and great-great-great…

Pentecostalism

(Encyclopedia) Pentecostalism, worldwide 20th–21st-century Christian movement that emphasizes the experience of Spirit baptism, generally evidenced by speaking in tongues (glossolalia). The name…

De Niro, Robert Anthony Jr.

(Encyclopedia) De Niro, Robert Anthony, Jr., 1943-, American film actor and director, b. New York, N.Y. Both of De Niro’s parents were painters; De…

John BRECKINRIDGE, Congress, KY (1760-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1801-1805 Party: Democratic Republican BRECKINRIDGE John , a Senator from Kentucky; born near Staunton, Augusta County, Va., December 2, 1760; educated at Augusta…

Thomas JEFFERSON, Congress, VA (1743-1826)

JEFFERSON, Thomas, (father-in-law of Thomas Mann Randolph and John Wayles Eppes), a Delegate from Virginia, a Vice President and 3d President of the United States; born at “Shadwell,“ Va., in…