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Granville Gaylord BENNETT, Congress, DK (1833-1910)
BENNETT Granville Gaylord , a Delegate from the Territory of Dakota; born near Bloomingburg, Fayette County, Ohio, October 9, 1833; moved to Illinois in 1849 with his parents, who settled in…Charles Franklin WEST, Congress, OH (1895-1955)
WEST Charles Franklin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, January 12, 1895; attended the public schools; was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware…James Michael QUIGLEY, Congress, PA (1918)
QUIGLEY James Michael , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa., March 30, 1918; attended the parochial schools of Mount Carmel; was graduated from…Measuring Mountains
The world's highest peak and past pretenders to the throne by Borgna Brunner A view of Everest from Thangboche Monastery. Related Links Everest Almanac A History of…Brewer's: Mountain
(The) or Montagnards. The extreme democratical party in the first French Revolution; so called because they seated themselves on the highest benches of the hall in which the National…Everest Timeline
A chronology of the world's highest peak by Borgna Brunner 1852–1920 1921–1953 1955–1978 1996–Present 1852 The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India…Tenzing Norgay Biography
Tenzing NorgaymountaineerBorn: 5/15/1914Birthplace: Solo Khumbu, Nepal On May 29, 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first to successfully climb Mount Everest, the highest…Thomas Chipman McRAE, Congress, AR (1851-1929)
McRAE Thomas Chipman , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Mount Holly, Union County, Ark., December 21, 1851; attended private schools in Shady Grove, Columbia County, in Mount Holly, Union…Joseph KENT, Congress, MD (1779-1837)
Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837 Party: Anti-Jacksonian; Whig KENT Joseph , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Calvert County, Md., January 14, 1779; received a liberal…Charles (Barrister) CARROLL, Congress, MD (1723-1783)
CARROLL, Charles (Barrister), (cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and Daniel Carroll), a Delegate from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Md., March 22, 1723; received his education at the…