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James Perry CONNER, Congress, IA (1851-1924)

CONNER James Perry , a Representative from Iowa; born in Delaware County, Ind., January 27, 1851; attended the Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa, and was graduated from the law department of…

John Renshaw THOMSON, Congress, NJ (1800-1862)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1862 Party: Democrat THOMSON John Renshaw , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 25, 1800; attended the common schools in Princeton, N.J…

Summer Guide

Read all about the summer season, Americana, and summer entertainment. The Summer Season | Americana | Entertainment Featured State Florida Featured State Bed & Breakfasts…

Benjamin Banneker Biography

Benjamin Bannekermathematician, astronomer, surveyorBorn: 11/9/1731Birthplace: Ellicott's Mills, Md. Benjamin Banneker has been called the first African American intellectual. Self-taught, after…

John Earl HENDERSON, Congress, OH (1917-1994)

HENDERSON John Earl , a Representative from Ohio; born in Crafton, Allegheny County, Pa., January 4, 1917; moved to Cambridge, Ohio, in 1920 and to a dairy farm in Guernsey County, near Cambridge…

FILNER, Robert, Congress, DE (1942)

FILNER, Robert, a Representative from California; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1963; M.A., University of Delaware, Newark…

William MEDILL, Congress, OH (1802-1865)

MEDILL William , a Representative from Ohio; born in New Castle County, Del., in 1802; completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Newark (Del.) Academy (later Delaware College) in…

John Buchanan ROBINSON, Congress, PA (1846-1933)

ROBINSON John Buchanan , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allegheny City, Pa., May 23, 1846; studied with a private tutor at the University of Pittsburgh, and Amherst (Mass.) College;…