Search

Search results

Displaying 331 - 340

Beverly Mills VINCENT, Congress, KY (1890-1980)

VINCENT Beverly Mills , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky., March 28, 1890; attended the public schools, Western Kentucky State Teachers College at Bowling…

Henry WALDRON, Congress, MI (1819-1880)

WALDRON Henry , a Representative from Michigan; born in Albany, N.Y., October 11, 1819; attended Albany Academy, and was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., in 1836; moved to…

Isaac Pigeon WALKER, Congress, WI (1815-1872)

Senate Years of Service: 1848-1855 Party: Democrat WALKER Isaac Pigeon , a Senator from Wisconsin; born near Wheeling, Va. (now West Virginia), November 2, 1815; moved to Danville, Ill., in early…

John Mellen THURSTON, Congress, NE (1847-1916)

Senate Years of Service: 1895-1901 Party: Republican THURSTON John Mellen , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Montpelier, Vt., August 21, 1847; moved with his parents to Madison, Wis., in 1854…

Firsts in America

This selection is based on our editorial judgment. Other sources may list different firsts. Admiral in U.S. Navy: David Glasgow Farragut,…

Harmar DENNY, Congress, PA (1794-1852)

DENNY Harmar , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 13, 1794; was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1813; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816…

Thomas Clay McCREERY, Congress, KY (1816-1890)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871; 1873-1879 Party: Democrat; Democrat McCREERY Thomas Clay , a Senator from Kentucky; born near Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., on December 12, 1816; attended…

Samuel McKEAN, Congress, PA (1787-1841)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1839 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat McKEAN Samuel , a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Kishocaquillas Valley in Huntington County, Pa., April 7…

Glen Hearst TAYLOR, Congress, ID (1904-1984)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1951 Party: Democrat TAYLOR Glen Hearst , a Senator from Idaho; born in Portland, Oreg., April 12, 1904; moved to a homestead near Kooskia, Idaho, as a child; attended…