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Wagner, Robert Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Wagner, Robert FerdinandWagner, Robert Ferdinandwăgˈnər [key], 1877–1953, American legislator, b. Germany. He arrived with his family in the United States in 1885 and grew up in poor…Schumer, Chuck
(Encyclopedia) Schumer, Chuck (Charles Ellis Schumer), 1950–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1971, Harvard law school, 1974. A liberal Democrat, he served three terms in the…Sears, Isaac
(Encyclopedia) Sears, Isaac, c.1730–86, American Revolutionary leader, b. West Brewster, Mass. A merchant sea captain, Sears won a reputation as a daring privateer during the French and Indian War.…Fish, New York family
(Encyclopedia) Fish, family long prominent in New York politics. Nicholas Fish, 1758–1833, b. New York City. He studied law before serving ably as a major in a New York regiment throughout the…Flagg, Azariah Cutting
(Encyclopedia) Flagg, Azariah Cutting, 1790–1873, American political leader, b. Orwell, Vt. He fought in the War of 1812, was editor of the Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Republican until 1825, and was elected (…Rangel, Charles Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Rangel, Charles BernardRangel, Charles Bernardrăngˈgəl [key], 1930–, U.S. congressman, b. New York City. Receiving his law degree from St. John's Univ. in 1960, Rangel served in the…Seymour, Horatio
(Encyclopedia) Seymour, HoratioSeymour, Horatiosēˈmôr, sēˈmər [key], 1810–86, American politician, b. Pompey Hill, N.Y. He studied law at Utica, N.Y. and was admitted to the bar in 1832. A Democrat,…Smith, Alfred Emanuel
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873–1944, American political leader, b. New York City. Reared in poor surroundings, he had no formal education beyond grade school and took various jobs—…Erastus ROOT, Congress, NY (1773-1846)
ROOT Erastus , a Representative from New York; born in Hebron, Conn., March 16, 1773; graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1793; taught school for several years; studied law;…Jerrold Lewis NADLER, Congress, NY (1947)
NADLER Jerrold Lewis , A Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, June 13, 1947; graduated from Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y., 1965; B.A., Columbia University…Trending
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