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Truman SMITH, Congress, CT (1791-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1854 Party: Whig SMITH Truman , a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Roxbury, Conn., November 27, 1791; completed preparatory studies; graduated…

Reverdy JOHNSON, Congress, MD (1796-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1863-1865; 1865-1868 Party: Whig; Unionist; Democrat JOHNSON Reverdy , a Senator from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., May 21, 1796; graduated, St. John's…

Jacob COLLAMER, Congress, VT (1791-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1865 Party: Opposition; Republican COLLAMER Jacob , a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Troy, N.Y., January 8, 1791; moved with his…

Third Parties

  Learn about the history of third party participation in U.S. elections.   Sources: Ralph Nader: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Eugene Debs: AP Photo; Victoria Woodhull: WikiCommons; Theodore…

Thomas EWING, Congress, OH (1789-1871)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1837; 1850-1851 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig EWING Thomas , a Senator from Ohio; born near West Liberty, Ohio County, Va. (now West Virginia), December 28, 1789;…

John Middleton CLAYTON, Congress, DE (1796-1856)

Senate Years of Service: 1829-1836; 1845-1849; 1853-1856 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig; Opposition CLAYTON John Middleton , a Senator from Delaware; born in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Del., July 24,…

Bancroft, George

(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, George, 1800–1891, American historian and public official, b. Worcester, Mass. He taught briefly at Harvard and then at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., of which…

Howard, Oliver Otis

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830–1909, Union general in the Civil War, founder of Howard Univ., b. Leeds, Maine, grad. Bowdoin College, 1850, and West Point, 1854. Made a brigadier general of…

Weed, Thurlow

(Encyclopedia) Weed, ThurlowWeed, Thurlowthûrˈlō [key], 1797–1882, American journalist and political leader, b. Cairo, N.Y. After working on various newspapers in W New York, Weed joined the…

The Truce

Director:Francesco RosiWriters:Tonino Guerra, Sandro Petraglia, Francesco Rosi and Stefano RulliDirectors of Photography:Pasqualino De Santis and Marco PontecorvoEditors:Ruggero Mastroianni…