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Peace Corps

(Encyclopedia) Peace Corps, agency of the U.S. government, whose purpose is to assist underdeveloped countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by…

Carter Bassett HARRISON, Congress, VA (756-1808)

HARRISON Carter Bassett , a Representative from Virginia; born in Charles City County, Va., ca.1756; attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; member of the Virginia state house…

Carter Henry HARRISON, Congress, IL (1825-1893)

HARRISON Carter Henry , a Representative from Illinois; born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., February 15, 1825; educated by private tutors; was graduated from Yale College in 1845; traveled…

Farish Carter TATE, Congress, GA (1856-1922)

TATE Farish Carter , a Representative from Georgia; born in Jasper, Pickens County, Ga., November 20, 1856; attended the common schools and North Georgia Agricultural College in Dahlonega, Ga.;…

William Carter LOVE, Congress, NC (1784-1835)

LOVE William Carter , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Norfolk, Va., in 1784; moved to Chapel Hill, N.C.; was tutored at home; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel…

Joseph Carter ABBOTT, Congress, NC (1825-1881)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871 Party: Republican ABBOTT Joseph Carter , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Concord, N.H., July 15, 1825; graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in…

Ezra Carter GROSS, Congress, NY (1787-1829)

GROSS Ezra Carter , a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Windsor County, Vt., July 11, 1787; pursued classical studies; was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in…

Albert Edward CARTER, Congress, CA (1881-1964)

CARTER Albert Edward , a Representative from California; born in Lemoncove, near Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., July 5, 1881; attended the public schools; was graduated from San Jose State…

Charles David CARTER, Congress, OK (1868-1929)

CARTER Charles David , a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), August 16, 1868; moved with his father to Mill Creek, a stage stand…