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Harve TIBBOTT, Congress, PA (1885-1969)

TIBBOTT Harve , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa., May 27, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from the school of pharmacy of the…

John Francis QUAYLE, Congress, NY (1868-1930)

QUAYLE John Francis , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 1, 1868; attended the public schools, St. James Academy, and St. Francis College, in Brooklyn; engaged in…

Miles ROSS, Congress, NJ (1827-1903)

ROSS Miles , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Raritan Township, Middlesex County, N.J., April 30, 1827; received a practical English training; engaged with his father in the…

William Henry RYAN, Congress, NY (1860-1939)

RYAN William Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass., May 10, 1860; moved to Buffalo, N.Y., with his parents in 1866; attended the grade and high schools…

George Huntington Hartford Biography

George Huntington HartfordretailerBorn: 1833Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Hartford worked in stores in Boston and St. Louis before heading to New York City, where he and George F. Gilman opened…

Marc Jacobs Biography

fashion designerBorn: April 9, 1963Birthplace: New York City, New York When Marc Jacobs was seven years old, his father died. According to Jacobs, his mother was…

John Wanamaker Biography

John WanamakermerchantBorn: 7/11/1838Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Later known for his upscale boutique clothing store, John Wanamaker & Company, he got his start at Oak Hall, a men's…

S. S. Kresge Biography

S. S. Kresge(Sebastian Spering Kresge) merchant, philanthropistBorn: 7/31/1867Birthplace: Bald Mount, Pa. With a newly minted business degree in hand, Kresge worked as a traveling tinware…