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Andrew Jackson OGLE, Congress, PA (1822-1852)

OGLE Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., March 25, 1822; completed preparatory studies; attended Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa.;…

Andrew Jackson TRANSUE, Congress, MI (1903-1995)

TRANSUE Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Michigan; born in Clarksville, Ionia County, Mich., January 12, 1903; attended the local schools and was graduated from the Detroit (Mich.) College…

Andrew Jackson YOUNG, Jr., Congress, GA (1932)

YOUNG Andrew Jackson, Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 12, 1932; educated in public schools of New Orleans, Gilbert Academy, and Dillard…

Andrew Jackson MAY, Congress, KY (1875-1959)

MAY Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Kentucky; born on Beaver Creek, near Langley, Floyd County, Ky., June 24, 1875; attended the public schools; taught in the schools of Floyd and Magoffin…

Andrew Jackson HUNTER, Congress, IL (1831-1913)

HUNTER Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Illinois; born in Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., December 17, 1831; moved with his parents to Paris, Edgar County, Ill., in 1832; attended the…

White, Hugh Lawson

(Encyclopedia) White, Hugh Lawson, 1773–1840, American political leader, b. Iredell co., N.C. He moved (1787) to what is now E Tennessee and served in the wars against the Creek and Cherokee. He was…

Sully, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sully, Thomas, 1783–1872, American painter, b. England. Having come to the United States as a child, he first studied with his brother Lawrence, a miniaturist, and later for a brief…

Woodbury, Levi

(Encyclopedia) Woodbury, Levi, 1789–1851, American cabinet officer and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1845–51), b. Hillsboro, co., N.H. Important as a politician and jurist in…