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Robert William WILCOX, Congress, HI (1855-1903)

WILCOX, Robert William, a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Kahalu, Honuaula, island of Maui, Hawaiian Islands, February 15, 1855; attended the Haleakala Boarding School, Makawao…

Women's Suffrage: The Invisible Enemy

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Woman's Hour that Never CameSpecial Handicaps and HazardsThe Invisible EnemyThose invisible influences that were controlling elections…

John McKINLEY, Congress, AL (1780-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1826-1831; 1837-1837 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat McKINLEY John , a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to…

James JACKSON, Congress, GA (1757-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1793-1795; 1801-1806 Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican JACKSON James , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Moreton-Hampstead, Devonshire,…

William COCKE, Congress, TN (1748-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1799-1805 Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican COCKE William , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Amelia County, Va., in 1748; pursued preparatory…

Nelson TIFT, Congress, GA (1810-1891)

TIFT Nelson , a Representative from Georgia; born in Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810; attended the village school; moved to Key West, Fla., with his father in 1826, to Charleston, S.C., in 1830, and…

Organic Act Day: Virgin Islands

Celebrating a new constitution by Liz Olson Each year, on the third Monday in June, the Virgin Islands recognize Organic Act Day, which commemorates the organization of a new…

Elbridge Gerry: Reply to "A Landholder," II

Reply to "A Landholder," IIElbridge Gerryby Elbridge GerryFrom the American Herald, printed at Boston.Mr. Greenleaf, As the Connecticut Landholder's publications are dispersed throughout the…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 16

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 15Federalist No. 17Federalist No. 16 The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the…