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Tim Lee CARTER, Congress, KY (1910-1987)

CARTER Tim Lee , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., September 2, 1910; attended the public schools, graduated from Western Kentucky State College in 1934…

Timothy Jarvis CARTER, Congress, ME (1800-1838)

CARTER Timothy Jarvis , a Representative from Maine; born in Bethel, in the Maine district of Massachusetts, August 18, 1800; attended the town schools of Bethel; studied law at Northampton, Mass.,…

Vincent Michael CARTER, Congress, WY (1891-1972)

CARTER Vincent Michael , a Representative from Wyoming; born in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, Pa., November 6, 1891; moved with his parents to Pottsville, Pa., in 1893; attended public schools,…

William Blount CARTER, Congress, TN (1792-1848)

CARTER William Blount , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tenn., October 22, 1792; attended the public schools; during the War of 1812 served as a colonel;…

Charles Carter COMSTOCK, Congress, MI (1818-1900)

COMSTOCK Charles Carter , a Representative from Michigan; born in Sullivan, Cheshire County, N.H., March 5, 1818; attended the common schools; moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1853; engaged in…

Robert Carter NICHOLAS, Congress, LA (1793-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1836-1841 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat NICHOLAS Robert Carter , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Hanover, Hanover County, Va., in 1793; served in the War of 1812 as…

Abel Carter WILDER, Congress, KS (1828-1875)

WILDER Abel Carter , a Representative from Kansas; born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., March 18, 1828; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to Rochester, N.…

Lindsay Carter WARREN, Congress, NC (1889-1976)

WARREN Lindsay Carter , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., December 16, 1889; pursued preparatory studies at Bingham School, Asheville, N.C., 1903-…

Port Republic

(Encyclopedia) Port Republic, village, NW Va., on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. During the Civil War, on June 8–9, 1862, the last battle of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson's successful…

Iconic Presidential Moments: Barack Obama

There are images that will stay with us forever. From FDR notifying the world that the U.S. had entered WWII, to Obama's trademark fist bump at the Democratic National Convention, these…