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James Henry DUNCAN, Congress, MA (1793-1869)

DUNCAN James Henry , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Haverhill, Mass., December 5, 1793; attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from Harvard University in…

James Henry JONES, Congress, TX (1830-1904)

JONES James Henry , a Representative from Texas; born in Shelby County, Ala., September 13, 1830; moved with his parents to Talladega County, Ala., in early youth; pursued an academic course;…

James Henry HAMMOND, Congress, SC (1807-1864)

Senate Years of Service: 1857-1860 Party: Democrat HAMMOND James Henry , a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Newberry District, S.C., November 15, 1807; graduated from the…

James Henry DAVIDSON, Congress, WI (1858-1918)

DAVIDSON James Henry , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Colchester, Delaware County, N.Y., June 18, 1858; attended the public schools and Walton (N.Y.) Academy; taught school in Delaware…

James Henry CASSIDY, Congress, OH (1869-1926)

CASSIDY James Henry , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 28, 1869; attended the public schools; studied law at the Cleveland Law School; was admitted to the bar in…

James Henry QUILLEN, Congress, TN (1916-2003)

QUILLEN James Henry , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Kingsport, Tenn., in Scott County, Va., January 11, 1916; graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, Tenn., 1934; United…

James Henry RANDOLPH, Congress, TN (1825-1900)

RANDOLPH James Henry , a Representative from Tennessee; born near Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn., October 18, 1825; attended New Market Academy and was graduated from Holston College, New…

Colonial National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia) Colonial National Historical Park, 9,350 acres (3,785 hectares), SE Va., mainly on the peninsula between the York and James rivers; created 1930 as Colonial National Monument, renamed…

Liberty party

(Encyclopedia) Liberty party, in U.S. history, an antislavery political organization founded in 1840. It was formed by those abolitionists, under the leadership of James G. Birney and Gerrit Smith,…

Adams, James Truslow

(Encyclopedia) Adams, James TruslowAdams, James Truslowtrŭˈslō [key], 1878–1949, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. The Founding of New England (1921), which brought him the Pulitzer Prize in…