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Chester ASHLEY, Congress, AR (1790-1848)
Senate Years of Service: 1844-1848 Party: Democrat ASHLEY Chester , a Senator from Arkansas; born in Massachusetts, June 1, 1790; moved with his parents to Hudson, N.Y.; attended the common schools…Chester Greenough ATKINS, Congress, MA (1948)
ATKINS Chester Greenough , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Geneva, Switzerland, April 14, 1948; was graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord, Mass., in 1966 and Antioch…John Chester CULVER, Congress, IA (1932)
Senate Years of Service: 1975-1981 Party: Democrat CULVER John Chester , a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., August 8, 1932; attended Cedar Rapids…Stockbridge, town, United States
(Encyclopedia) Stockbridge, resort town (1990 pop. 2,408), Berkshire co., W Mass., on the Housatonic River, in the Berkshire Mts.; inc. 1739. It is a year-round tourist resort with nearby lake, ski,…Office of Price Administration
(Encyclopedia) Office of Price Administration (OPA), U.S. federal agency in World War II, established to prevent wartime inflation. The OPA issued (Apr., 1942) a general maximum-price regulation that…MacVeagh, Isaac Wayne
(Encyclopedia) MacVeagh, Isaac WayneMacVeagh, Isaac Wayneməkvāˈ [key], 1833–1917, American political figure, U.S. Attorney General (1881), b. Chester co., Pa. A lawyer, he was the son-in-law of Simon…Filson, John
(Encyclopedia) Filson, John, c.1753–1788, Kentucky pioneer, b. Chester co., Pa. In 1783 he acquired land in Kentucky, taught school, and wrote Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke (…Billings, William
(Encyclopedia) Billings, William, 1746–1800, American hymn composer, b. Boston. A tanner by trade, he was one of the earliest American-born composers. He wrote popular hymns and sacred choruses of…Waters, Ethel
(Encyclopedia) Waters, Ethel, 1896?–1977, African-American singer and actress, b. Chester, Pa. As a singer, she is noted for her sultry, sophisticated, and dramatic version of the blues, evinced in…Port Chester (village), New York Census Data
People QuickFactsPort ChesterNew YorkPopulation, 2003 estimate 27,95519,190,115Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 0.3%1.1%Population, 2000 27,86718,976,457Population,…Trending
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