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CHASE, Samuel, Congress, MD (1741-1811)

CHASE, Samuel, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., April 17, 1741; was tutored privately and pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

William PINKNEY, Congress, MD (1764-1822)

Senate Years of Service: 1819-1822 Party: Democratic Republican PINKNEY William , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., March 17, 1764; pursued classical studies…

Herbert Romulus O'CONOR, Congress, MD (1896-1960)

Senate Years of Service: 1947-1953 Party: Democrat O'CONOR Herbert Romulus , a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on November 17, 1896; attended the parochial schools; graduated from…

WEEKS, John Wingate, Congress, MA (1860-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919 Party: Republican WEEKS John Wingate , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born near Lancaster, N.H., April 11, 1860; attended the common schools…

Democracy and Education

by Booker T. Washington Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is said that the strongest chain is no stronger than its weakest link. In the Southern part of our country there are…

Dickinson, John

(Encyclopedia) Dickinson, John, 1732–1808, American patriot and statesman, b. Talbot co., Md. After studying law in Philadelphia and in London at the Middle Temple, he developed a highly successful…

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…

The True George Washington: Social Life

Social LifeIn VirginiaThere can be no doubt that Washington, like the Virginian of his time, was pre-eminently social. It is true that late in life he complained, as already quoted, that his…