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Tanya Tucker Biography

Tanya Tuckercountry singerBorn: 10/10/1958Birthplace: Seminole, Texas At the tender age of 14, Tucker shot to stardom with her hit song “Delta Dawn” (1972) and the album of the same name. Her…

WHITE, Alexander, Congress, AL (1816-1893)

WHITE, Alexander, a Representative from Alabama; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., October 16, 1816; moved with his parents to Courtland, Ala., in 1821; pursued an academic course and…

Hopkins Lacy TURNEY, Congress, TN (1797-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1851 Party: Democrat TURNEY Hopkins Lacy , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born at Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tenn., October 3, 1797; apprenticed to…

Noble Andrew HULL, Congress, FL (1827-1907)

HULL Noble Andrew , a Representative from Florida; born in Little York, Camden County, Ga., March 11, 1827; attended the county schools and Chatham Academy, Savannah, Ga.; engaged in mercantile…

Duncan Lamont CLINCH, Congress, GA (1787-1849)

CLINCH Duncan Lamont , a Representative from Georgia; born at ``Ard-Lamont,'' Edgecombe County, N.C., April 6, 1787; entered the United States Army as first lieutenant of the Third Infantry July…

Henry Warner SLOCUM, Congress, NY (1827-1894)

SLOCUM Henry Warner , a Representative from New York; born in Delphi, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 24, 1827; was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and…

David Jackson BAILEY, Congress, GA (1812-1897)

BAILEY David Jackson , a Representative from Georgia; born in Lexington, Ga., March 11, 1812; educated by a private tutor; moved to Jackson, Butts County, in 1829; studied law; was admitted to…

Lawrence O'Bryan BRANCH, Congress, NC (1820-1862)

BRANCH Lawrence O'Bryan , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Enfield, Halifax County, N.C., November 28, 1820; pursued a preparatory course under a private teacher in Washington, D.C…