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David HOLMES, Congress, VA (1769-1832)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican HOLMES David , a Representative from Virginia and a Senator from Mississippi; born at Mary Ann Furnace, near…

Gabriel HOLMES, Congress, NC (1769-1829)

HOLMES Gabriel , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., in 1769; attended Zion Parnassus Academy in Rowan County and Harvard University; studied law in…

John HOLMES, Congress, MA (1773-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1827; 1829-1833 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams Republican HOLMES John , a Representative from Massachusetts and a Senator from Maine; born in Kingston, Mass.,…

Uriel HOLMES, Congress, CT (1764-1827)

HOLMES Uriel , a Representative from Connecticut; born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., August 26, 1764; moved with his parents to Hartland, Conn.; attended the common schools and was…

Notable Stage and Screen Actresses

    Parker Posey Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

John Hollis II BANKHEAD, Congress, AL (1872-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1931-1946 Party: Democrat BANKHEAD John Hollis II , a Senator from Alabama; born on a farm near Old Moscow, Lamar County, Ala., July 8, 1872; attended the public schools;…

Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell

(Encyclopedia) Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell, 1862–1931, African-American civil-rights advocate and feminist, b. Holly Springs, Miss. Born a slave, she attended a freedman's school and was orphaned at 16.…

John Holmes OVERTON, Congress, LA (1875-1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1948 Party: Democrat OVERTON John Holmes , a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La., September 17, 1875; attended…