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Abraham Herr SMITH, Congress, PA (1815-1894)

SMITH Abraham Herr , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Millersville, Manor Township, in Lancaster County, Pa., March 7, 1815; attended Professor Beck's Academy at Lititz, Lancaster…

Abraham P. STEPHENS, Congress, NY (1796-1859)

STEPHENS Abraham P. , a Representative from New York; born near New City, Rockland County, N.Y., February 18, 1796; justice of the peace; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second Congress (…

Abraham Jacob MULTER, Congress, NY (1900-1986)

MULTER Abraham Jacob , a Representative from New York; born in New York City, December 24, 1900; attended the public schools of Coney Island, N.Y., Boys' High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., and evening…

Abraham Bedford VENABLE, Congress, VA (1758-1811)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1804 Party: Democratic Republican VENABLE Abraham Bedford , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born on 'State Hill' farm, near Prince Edward Court House (…

Abraham Watkins VENABLE, Congress, NC (1799-1876)

VENABLE Abraham Watkins , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Springfield, Prince Edward County, Va., October 17, 1799; was graduated from Hampden-Sidney (Va.) College in 1816; studied…

Abraham Lincoln KEISTER, Congress, PA (1852-1917)

KEISTER Abraham Lincoln , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pa., near the present borough of Scottdale, Westmoreland County, Pa., September 10, 1852…

Beame, Abraham David

(Encyclopedia) Beame, Abraham David, 1906–2001, American politician, mayor of New York City (1974–77), b. London. Beame, who grew up on New York's Lower East Side, was city budget director (1952–61…