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Edward HOWELL, Congress, NY (1792-1871)

HOWELL Edward , a Representative from New York; was born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., October 16, 1792; attended the public schools; moved to Sidney, N.Y., in 1808, and in the following year…

Elias HOWELL, Congress, OH (1792-1844)

HOWELL Elias , a Representative from Ohio; born in New Jersey in 1792; attended the public schools; moved to Newark, Ohio, in 1819; member of the State senate 1830-1832; elected as an Anti-…

Joseph HOWELL, Congress, UT (1857-1918)

HOWELL Joseph , a Representative from Utah; born in Brigham City, Boxelder County, Utah, February 17, 1857; moved with his parents to Wellsville, Utah, in 1863; attended the common schools and…

Howell COBB, Congress, GA (1772-1818)

COBB Howell , a Representative from Georgia; born in Granville County, N.C., August 3, 1772; moved to Georgia and settled near Louisville, Jefferson County, where he engaged in agricultural…

COBB, Howell, Congress, GA (1815-1868)

COBB Howell , a Representative from Georgia; born at ``Cherry Hill,'' Jefferson County, Ga., September 7, 1815; moved with his father to Athens, Ga., in childhood; was graduated from Franklin…

COBB, Howell, Congress, GA (1772-1818)

COBB, Howell, (uncle of Howell Cobb [1815-1868]), a Representative from Georgia; born in Granville County, N.C., August 3, 1772; moved to Georgia and settled near Louisville, Jefferson County,…

William Henry Hastie Biography

William Henry HastieU.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his…

Langdell, Christopher Columbus

(Encyclopedia) Langdell, Christopher ColumbusLangdell, Christopher Columbuslăngˈdəl [key], 1826–1906, American teacher of law, b. New Boston, N.H. He practiced in New York City from 1854 to 1870,…

Eliot, Charles William

(Encyclopedia) Eliot, Charles William, 1834–1926, American educator and president of Harvard, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1853. In 1854 he was appointed tutor in mathematics at Harvard and in 1858…

Sprat, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Sprat, Thomas, 1635–1713, English author, bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster. His poem on the death of Oliver Cromwell was published in Dryden's Miscellany (1659). Sprat is…