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Nathaniel SILSBEE, Congress, MA (1773-1850)
Senate Years of Service: 1826-1829; 1829-1835 Party: Adams; Anti-Jackson SILSBEE Nathaniel , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., on January 14, 1773;…Nathaniel GORHAM, Congress, MA (1738-1796)
GORHAM, Nathaniel, (father of Benjamin Gorham), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., May 27, 1738; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of…Macon
(Encyclopedia) MaconMaconmāˈkən, māˈkŏn [key], city (1990 pop. 106,612), seat of Bibb co., central Ga., at the head of navigation on the Ocmulgee River; inc. 1823. It is the industrial, processing,…nutmeg
(Encyclopedia) nutmeg, name applied to members of the family Myristicaceae. The true nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is an evergreen tree native to the Moluccas but now cultivated elsewhere in the…Taylor, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Richard, 1826–79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. near Louisville, Ky.; son of Zachary Taylor. A Louisiana planter, he attained some political prominence and…Jackson, Claiborne Fox
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Claiborne Fox, 1806–62, governor of Missouri, b. Fleming co., Ky. In 1822 he moved to Missouri, where he practiced law. Speaker of the state legislature (1844–46), he later…Kelley, Hall Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…Hagler, Marvelous Marvin
(Encyclopedia) Hagler, Marvelous Marvin (Marvin Nathaniel Hagler), 1954-2021, African American champion middle-weight boxer, b. Newark, N.J. Raised…Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess
(Encyclopedia) Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st MarquessCurzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquesskûrˈzən, kĕdˈəlstən [key], 1859–1925, British statesman. A member of…Schofield, John McAllister
(Encyclopedia) Schofield, John McAllisterSchofield, John McAllisterskōˈfēld [key], 1831–1906, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Gerry, N.Y. He taught at West Point (1855–60) and on the…Trending
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