Search

Search results

Displaying 101 - 110

J. Catherine Roberts Biography

J. Catherine Robertsscience teacherBorn: 2/3/1953Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Roberts was a seventh grade life science teacher at the W.E. Waters Middle School in Portsmouth, Va., from 1975 until…

William HALE, Congress, NH (1765-1848)

HALE William , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., August 6, 1765; attended the public schools; was a merchant and shipowner; served in the State senate 1796-1800;…

Nathaniel UPHAM, Congress, NH (1774-1829)

UPHAM Nathaniel , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Deerfield, N.H., June 9, 1774; pursued classical studies and attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., in 1793; engaged in…

George FROST, Congress, NH (1720-1796)

FROST, George, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Newcastle, N.H., April 26, 1720; entered business in Kittery Point, near Portsmouth; followed the sea as captain for twenty years;…

Ben JONES, Congress, GA (1941)

JONES Ben , a Representative from Georgia; born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., August 30, 1941; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Va., 1959; attended the University of…

Kathleen Battle Biography

Kathleen Battleoperatic sopranoBorn: 8/13/1948Birthplace: Portsmouth, Ohio Best known for her obnoxious treatment of colleagues backstage, she began her career teaching music in an inner-city…

William RUSSELL, Congress, OH (1782-1845)

RUSSELL William , a Representative from Ohio; born in Ireland in 1782; immigrated to the United States and settled in West Union, Ohio; received a limited schooling; held several local offices…

Ted STRICKLAND, Congress, OH (1941)

STRICKLAND Ted , a Representative from Ohio; born in Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio, August 4, 1941; B.A., Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., 1963; M.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1966; M.…