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Joseph Albert WRIGHT, Congress, IN (1810-1867)
Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863 Party: Unionist WRIGHT Joseph Albert , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Washington, Pa., April 17, 1810; moved to Indiana about 1820 with…Robert WRIGHT, Congress, MD (1752-1826)
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1806 Party: Democratic Republican WRIGHT Robert , a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born at "Narborough," near Chestertown, Queen Annes County, Md.,…Turbutt WRIGHT, Congress, MD (1741-1783)
WRIGHT, Turbutt, (cousin of Robert Wright), a Delegate from Maryland; born at “White Marsh,“ near Chester Mills (now Centerville), Queen Annes County, Md., on February 5, 1741; engaged in…William WRIGHT, Congress, NJ (1794-1866)
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1859; 1863-1866 Party: Democrat; Democrat WRIGHT William , a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Clarksville, Rockland County, N.Y., November 13,…Robinson-Patman Act
(Encyclopedia) Robinson-Patman Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1936 to supplement the Clayton Antitrust Act. The act, advanced by Congressman Wright Patman, forbade any person or firm engaged in…Green, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Green, Paul, 1894–1981, American dramatist, b. Lillington, N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina, 1921. He is known for his realistic plays depicting the lives of blacks and white tenant…Beauharnais, Hortense de
(Encyclopedia) Beauharnais, Hortense deBeauharnais, Hortense deôrtäNsˈ [key]Beauharnais, Hortense de də bōärnāˈ [key], 1783–1837, queen of Holland (1806–10), daughter of Alexandre and Josephine de…Greenfield Village
(Encyclopedia) Greenfield Village, reproduction of an early American village, est. 1933 by Henry Ford at Dearborn, Mich., as part of the Edison Institute. A white-spired church, a town hall, an inn,…Eaton, Amos
(Encyclopedia) Eaton, AmosEaton, Amosēˈtən [key], 1776–1842, American naturalist, b. Chatham, N.Y., grad. Williams College, 1799. After practicing law for a time, he conducted pioneer geological…Hall, Samuel Read
(Encyclopedia) Hall, Samuel Read, 1795–1877, American educator and clergyman, b. Croydon, N.H. After teaching in Rumford, Maine, and Fitchburg, Mass., he founded (1823) at Concord, Vt., a training…Trending
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