FROST Rufus Smith , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marlboro, Cheshire
County, N.H., July 18, 1826; moved to Boston, Mass., in 1833; attended the
public schools; engaged in mercantile…
FAY Francis Ball , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Southboro, Worcester County,
Mass., June 12, 1793; received a limited education; engaged in mercantile pursuits; postmaster of…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1825
Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican PALMER William Adams , a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed…
BUCK Daniel Azro Ashley , a Representative from Vermont; born in Norwich, Vt., April 19, 1789; moved with
his parents to Chelsea; was graduated from Middlebury College in 1807 and from the…
(Encyclopedia) Lew, Jack (Jacob Joseph Lew), 1955–, American government official, b. New York City, grad. Harvard (1978), Georgetown Univ. Law School (1983). A Democrat, he first worked politics at…
(Encyclopedia) Marbury v. Madison, case decided in 1803 by the U.S. Supreme Court. William Marbury had been commissioned justice of the peace in the District of Columbia by President John Adams in…
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Ashton Baldwin, 1954–, U.S. political scientist and government official, b. Philadephia, Pa. Trained as a theoretical physicist, he shifted to the study of ballistic missiles…
(Encyclopedia) Daschle, Tom (Thomas Andrew Daschle)Daschle, Tomdăshˈəl [key], 1947–, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1987–2005), b. Aberdeen, S.Dak. A Democrat, he was elected to the U.S. House of…
(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Jared, 1749–1822, American jurist, b. New Haven, Conn.; son of Jared Ingersoll (1722–81) and father of Charles Jared Ingersoll. After studying law in England, he was…
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