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Henry Roberts PEASE, Congress, MS (1835-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1874-1875 Party: Republican PEASE Henry Roberts , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn., February 19, 1835; received a normal-school…

James McCLEERY, Congress, LA (1837-1871)

McCLEERY James , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Mecca Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, December 2, 1837; attended Oberlin (Ohio) College in 1859 and 1860; served in the Union Army during…

Thomas Dawes ELIOT, Congress, MA (1808-1870)

ELIOT Thomas Dawes , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 20, 1808; attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and was graduated from Columbian College (now…

ring, piece of jewelry

(Encyclopedia) ring, small ornamental hoop usually worn on finger or thumb, but it may be attached to the ear or the nose. Finger rings made of bronze, gold, and silver from the period c.2600–1500 b.…

Oliver Hart DOCKERY, Congress, NC (1830-1906)

DOCKERY Oliver Hart , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., August 12, 1830; attended the public schools and Wake Forest (N.C.) College; was graduated…

Benjamin White NORRIS, Congress, AL (1819-1873)

NORRIS Benjamin White , a Representative from Alabama; born in Monmouth, Maine, January 22, 1819; prepared for college at Monmouth Academy, and was graduated from Waterville (now Colby) College,…

Charles Waldron BUCKLEY, Congress, AL (1835-1906)

BUCKLEY Charles Waldron , a Representative from Alabama; born in Unadilla, Otsego County, N.Y., February 18, 1835; attended the public schools in Unadilla and Freeport, Ill., where his parents…

John Mercer Langston Biography

John Mercer Langston U.S. public official, diplomat, educatorBorn: 12/14/1829Birthplace: Louisa County, Va.   Langston was the son of Ralph Quarles, a white plantation owner, and Jane Langston, a…

John Mercer LANGSTON, Congress, VA (1829-1897)

LANGSTON John Mercer , a Representative from Virginia; born in Louisa, Louisa County, Va., December 14, 1829; attended the common schools in Ohio; was graduated from the literary department of…