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Daniel Wolsey VOORHEES, Congress, IN (1827-1897)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1897 Party: Democrat VOORHEES Daniel Wolsey , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio, September 26, 1827; moved…

Daniel WALLACE, Congress, SC (1801-1859)

WALLACE Daniel , a Representative from South Carolina; born near Laurens, S.C., May 9, 1801; received a limited schooling; moved to Union County in 1833; major general of State militia; studied…

Daniel WARDWELL, Congress, NY (1791-1878)

WARDWELL Daniel , a Representative from New York; born in Bristol, R.I., May 28, 1791; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1811; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Daniel Webster WAUGH, Congress, IN (1842-1921)

WAUGH Daniel Webster , a Representative from Indiana; born near Bluffton, Wells County, Ind., March 7, 1842; attended the country schools and the high school in Bluffton; enlisted in the Union…

Daniel MORGAN, Congress, VA (1736-1802)

MORGAN Daniel , a Representative from Virginia; born near Junction, Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1736; moved to Charles Town, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1754; served with the Colonial forces…

Daniel A. WEBSTER, Congress, FL (1949)

WEBSTER Daniel A. , a Representative from Florida; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 27, 1949; graduated from Maynard Evans High School, Orlando, Fla., 1967; B.E.E.,…

Daniel WEBSTER, Congress, NH (1782-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1827-41; 1845-1850 Party: Adams; Anti-Jacksonian; Whig WEBSTER Daniel , a Representative from New Hampshire and a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in…

Schwartz, Melvin

(Encyclopedia) Schwartz, Melvin, 1932–2006 American physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1958. He was on the faculty at Columbia (1958–66, 1991–2000, emeritus 2000–2006) and Stanford (1966–83…

Taylor, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Paul (Paul Belville Taylor), 1930–2018, American modern-dance choreographer, b. Wilkinsburg, Pa. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In…

Johnson, Martin Elmer

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Martin Elmer, 1884–1937, American explorer and author, b. Rockford, Ill. He left home at 14 to work his way to Europe on a cattle boat, returning as a stowaway. He then joined…