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Abijah GILBERT, Congress, FL (1806-1881)

Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican GILBERT Abijah , a Senator from Florida; born in Gilbertsville, Otsego County, N.Y., June 18, 1806; attended Gilbertsville Academy, and…

1997 Medal of Technology Recipients

Norman R. Augustine, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. in Bethesda, Md., for visionary leadership in maintaining the United States' preeminence in the aerospace industry, and for…

Charles Merian COOPER, Congress, FL (1856-1923)

COOPER Charles Merian , a Representative from Florida; born in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., January 16, 1856; moved with his parents to Florida in 1864; pursued academic studies at Gainesville…

Amos TOWNSEND, Congress, OH (1821-1895)

TOWNSEND Amos , a Representative from Ohio; born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., in 1821; attended the common schools of Pittsburgh, Pa.; clerked in a store in Pittsburgh; moved to Mansfield…

George Huntington Hartford Biography

George Huntington HartfordretailerBorn: 1833Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Hartford worked in stores in Boston and St. Louis before heading to New York City, where he and George F. Gilman opened…

George John KINDEL, Congress, CO (1855-1930)

KINDEL George John , a Representative from Colorado; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2, 1855; attended the public schools and St. Augustine's School in Cincinnati; apprenticed as an upholsterer…

George Prescott Bush

George Prescott Bush is the eldest of three children of Florida governor Jeb Bush. He is often called George P. Bush to distinguish him from his uncle, former president George W. Bush, and his…

Dennis D. DONOVAN, Congress, OH (1859-1941)

DONOVAN Dennis D. , a Representative from Ohio; born near Texas, Henry County, Ohio, January 31, 1859; attended the common schools, and Northern Indiana Normal School, Valparaiso, Ind.; taught…

Benét, William Rose (Benét)

Benét, William Rose (Benét)[1886-1950](2)Born at Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor, Feb. 2, 1886. Graduated at the Academy of Albany, N.Y., in 1904, and took the degree of Ph.B. from the Sheffield…

Jacob READ, Congress, SC (1752-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1795-1801 Party: Federalist READ Jacob , a Delegate and a Senator from South Carolina; born at "Hobcaw" plantation in Christ Church Parish, near Charleston, S.C., in 1752;…