Senate Years of Service: 1823-1826
Party: Adams-Clay Republican; Adams McILVAINE Joseph , a Senator from New Jersey; born in Bristol, Bucks County, Pa.,
October 2, 1769; pursued an academic course…
TALBOT Silas , a Representative from New York; born in Dighton, Bristol County,
Mass., January 11, 1751; completed preparatory studies; went to sea on a
coasting vessel; engaged in mercantile…
Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation designates a dozen distinctive places for Americans to visit. According to Richard Moe, president of the…
MORTON Marcus , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Freetown, Mass., December 19,
1784; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1804;…
EVELEIGH, Nicholas, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., about 1748; moved with his parents to Bristol, England, about 1755; was educated in England; returned to…
LITTLE Joseph James , a Representative from New York;
born in Bristol, England, June 5, 1841;
immigrated to the United States in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y…
LUCAS Wingate Hezekiah , a Representative from Texas; born in Grapevine, Tarrant County,
Tex., May 1, 1908; attended the public schools, the North Texas Teachers
College at Denton, the Oklahoma…
Denton A. Cooley, M.D., Founder, President, and Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Tex., for his inspirational skill, leadership, and technical accomplishments during six…
Emily WatsonactressBorn: 1/14/1967Birthplace: London, England The Shakespearean-trained actress made her screen debut as the religious and erotically obsessed Beth in Lars Von Trier's Breaking the…
COBB David , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Attleboro, Mass., September 14,
1748; was graduated from Harvard College in 1766; studied medicine in Boston and afterward
practiced in…
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