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Willard SAULSBURY, Jr., Congress, DE (1861-1927)
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919 Party: Democrat SAULSBURY Willard, Jr. , (son of Willard Saulsbury, Sr., nephew of Eli Saulsbury), a Senator from Delaware; born in Georgetown, Sussex County,…James Asheton BAYARD, Sr., Congress, DE (1767-1815)
Senate Years of Service: 1804-1813 Party: Federalist BAYARD James Asheton, Sr. , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 28, 1767; graduated from Princeton…Caesar Augustus RODNEY, Congress, DE (1772-1824)
Senate Years of Service: 1822-1823 Party: Democratic Republican RODNEY Caesar Augustus , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Dover, Del., January 4, 1772; completed preparatory…Southern Pacific Company
(Encyclopedia) Southern Pacific Company, transportation system chartered (1865) in California and later reincorporated in Kentucky (1885) and Delaware (1947). Small railroads—known collectively as…Know-Nothing movement
(Encyclopedia) Know-Nothing movement, in U.S. history. The increasing rate of immigration in the 1840s encouraged nativism. In Eastern cities where Roman Catholic immigrants especially had…Antarctic Peninsula
(Encyclopedia) Antarctic Peninsula, glaciated mountain region of W Antarctica, extending c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) N toward South America. In the south, volcanic peaks rise to c.11,000 ft (3,350 m);…log cabin
(Encyclopedia) log cabin or log house, style of home typical of the American pioneer on the Western frontier of the United States in the great westward expansion after 1765. It was constructed with…Hayes, Rutherford Birchard
(Encyclopedia) Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822–93, 19th President of the United States (1877–81), b. Delaware, Ohio, grad. Kenyon College, 1843, and Harvard law school, 1845. He became a moderately…Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr.Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr.bīdˈən [key], 1942–, 46th President of the United States (2021–), b. Scranton, Pa. A lawyer and Democrat, he was elected to the…May 2018 Current Events: US News
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