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(Encyclopedia) Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878.…Vancouver, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Vancouver, city (1990 pop. 46,380), seat of Clark co., SW Wash., on the Columbia River opposite Portland, Oreg., with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1857. A rapidly growing…White, Andrew Dickson
(Encyclopedia) White, Andrew Dickson, 1832–1918, American educator and diplomat, b. Homer, N.Y., briefly attended Geneva (now Hobart) College, grad. Yale, 1853. He studied in France and Germany,…Ulysses S. Grant: Crédit Mobilier & the Whiskey Ring
by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent Although President Grant had some notable successes during his time in office, including the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and the Ku…Joseph Grant BEALE, Congress, PA (1839-1915)
BEALE Joseph Grant , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allegheny County, near Freeport, Armstrong County, Pa., March 26, 1839; attended the common schools; was graduated from Caton…David Grant COLSON, Congress, KY (1861-1904)
COLSON David Grant , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Yellow Creek (now Middlesboro), Knox (now Bell) County, Ky., April 1, 1861; attended the common schools and the academies at Tazewell…Christopher Grant CHAMPLIN, Congress, RI (1768-1840)
Senate Years of Service: 1809-1811 Party: Federalist CHAMPLIN Christopher Grant , a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., April 12, 1768; completed preparatory…Andrew Grant CHAPMAN, Congress, MD (1839-1892)
CHAPMAN Andrew Grant , a Representative from Maryland; born in La Plata, Charles County, Md., January 17, 1839; after being tutored at home attended the Charlotte Hall Academy, St. Mary's County,…John Grant CHAPMAN, Congress, MD (1798-1856)
CHAPMAN John Grant , a Representative from Maryland; born in La Plata, Charles County, Md., July 5, 1798; was tutored at home; attended a college in Pennsylvania in 1812 and 1813 and was graduated…William Grant LAIDLAW, Congress, NY (1840-1908)
LAIDLAW William Grant , a Representative from New York; born near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, January 1, 1840; immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who settled in…