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Gouverneur KEMBLE, Congress, NY (1786-1875)
KEMBLE Gouverneur , a Representative from New York; born in New York City January 25, 1786; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1803; engaged…Cornelius Vanderbilt Biography
Cornelius Vanderbiltindustrialist, financierBorn: 5/27/1794Birthplace: Port Richmond, N.Y. Having gotten his feet wet operating the Staten Island ferry in 1810, Vanderbilt then worked for…Eli Porter ASHMUN, Congress, MA (1770-1819)
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1818 Party: Federalist ASHMUN Eli Porter , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in a small village north of Albany on the Hudson River, June 24, 1770; attended the…Aaron Van Schaick COCHRANE, Congress, NY (1858-1943)
COCHRANE Aaron Van Schaick , a Representative from New York; born in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., March 14, 1858; attended the common schools and the Hudson River Institute at Claverack, N.Y…Nick Jonas
Name at birth: Nicholas Jerry JonasNick Jonas is the youngest of the Jonas Brothers, originally a teen-friendly pop band made famous by their appearances on the Disney Channel. The band broke up in…John Holroyd BAGLEY, Jr., Congress, NY (1832-1902)
BAGLEY John Holroyd, Jr. , a Representative from New York; born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., November 26, 1832; attended the common schools; went to California in 1851 and engaged in…Milton DE LANO, Congress, NY (1844-1922)
DE LANO Milton , a Representative from New York; born in Wampsville, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1844; attended the common schools; settled in Canastota, N.Y., and engaged in mercantile…Inness, George
(Encyclopedia) Inness, GeorgeInness, Georgeĭnˈĭs [key], 1825–94, American landscape painter, b. Newburgh, N.Y. His father intended Inness to be a grocer, but he showed artistic talent at an early age…Dutch West India Company
(Encyclopedia) Dutch West India Company, trading and colonizing company, chartered by the States-General of the Dutch republic in 1621 and organized in 1623. Through its agency New Netherland was…Hoboken, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hoboken Hoboken hōˈbōkən, –bəkən [key], city (2020 pop. 60,419), Hudson…Trending
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