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Harold Hitz BURTON, Congress, OH (1888-1964)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1945 Party: Republican BURTON Harold Hitz , a Senator from Ohio; born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., June 22, 1888; attended the public schools; graduated from Bowdoin…

Hutchins Gordon BURTON, Congress, NC (1782-1836)

BURTON Hutchins Gordon , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Virginia in 1782; when three years of age his father died and he was sent to Granville County, where he was reared by his…

Burton Chauncey COOK, Congress, IL (1819-1894)

COOK Burton Chauncey , a Representative from Illinois; born in Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y., May 11, 1819; attended the Collegiate Institute, Rochester, N.Y.; studied law; in 1835 moved to…

John Burton THOMPSON, Congress, KY (1810-1874)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859 Party: Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing) THOMPSON John Burton , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Harrodsburg…

Horace Burton STRAIT, Congress, MN (1835-1894)

STRAIT Horace Burton , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Potter County, Pa., January 26, 1835; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Indiana in 1846; settled near Jordan…

Burton Erwin SWEET, Congress, IA (1867-1957)

SWEET Burton Erwin , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, December 10, 1867; attended the common schools and the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar Falls;…

Burton Kendall WHEELER, Congress, MT (1882-1975)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1947 Party: Democrat WHEELER Burton Kendall , a Senator from Montana; born in Hudson, Middlesex County, Mass., February 27, 1882; attended the common schools; worked…

Origin of State Names

Alabama From the Alabama or Alibamu people, though the river was named first. Alabama comes from the Choctaw for "vegetation pickers," in reference to local farming practices. Alaska A…

Mexico Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Info   Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments Date of Information: 10/30/2022[source] Pres. Andrés Manuel López Obrador Sec. of the Interior Adán Augusto Lopez…

Rudolf

(Encyclopedia) Rudolf, 1858–89, Austrian archduke, crown prince of Austria and Hungary; only son of Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Elizabeth. Upon his mysterious death at Mayerling near Vienna (…