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John Thomas HARRIS, Congress, VA (1823-1899)

HARRIS John Thomas , a Representative from Virginia; born at Browns Gap, Albemarle County, Va., May 8, 1823; completed academic studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced…

Henry Asa COFFEEN, Congress, WY (1841-1912)

COFFEEN Henry Asa , a Representative from Wyoming; born near Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, February 14, 1841; moved with his parents to Indiana, and thence to Homer, Champaign County, Ill., in…

Angier Louis GOODWIN, Congress, MA (1881-1975)

GOODWIN Angier Louis , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, January 30, 1881; attended the public schools; was graduated from Colby College, Waterville…

Dudley Mays HUGHES, Congress, GA (1848-1927)

HUGHES Dudley Mays , a Representative from Georgia; born in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Ga., October 10, 1848; attended the country schools; was graduated from the University of Georgia at…

Leonard Wood HALL, Congress, NY (1900-1979)

HALL Leonard Wood , a Representative from New York; born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, N.Y., October 2, 1900; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Georgetown…

Joseph Ralph BURTON, Congress, KS (1852-1923)

Senate Years of Service: 1901-1906 Party: Republican BURTON Joseph Ralph , a Senator from Kansas; born near Mitchell, Lawrence County, Ind., November 16, 1852; attended the common schools,…

James Thomas RAPIER, Congress, AL (1837-1883)

RAPIER James Thomas , a Representative from Alabama; born a free black in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 13, 1837; educated by private tutors in Alabama and studied in Canada; studied…

Nikola Tesla Biography

Nikola Tesla electrical engineer, inventorBorn: 7/9/1856Birthplace: Smiljan Lika, Croatia A brilliant but eccentric inventor, Tesla is responsible for many of the innovations in modern…

Sol BLOOM, Congress, NY (1870-1949)

BLOOM Sol , a Representative from New York; born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870; moved with his parents to San Francisco, Calif., in 1873; attended the public schools; engaged in…