Senate Years of Service: 1928-1937
Party: Republican HASTINGS Daniel Oren , a Senator from Delaware; born near Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., March
5, 1874; was educated under private…
(Encyclopedia) JajaJajajäˈjə [key], fl. 1869–87, Nigerian merchant prince. A former slave, he became an important trader in Bonny in the 1860s as a middleman between the coastal markets and the…
Sarah Bush Lincolnstepmother of Abraham LincolnBorn: 12/13/1788Birthplace: Hardin County, Ky. Sarah Bush grew up in Elizabethtown, Ky., one of nine children of Christopher and Hanna Bush. In…
(Encyclopedia) Liddon, Henry Parry, 1829–90, English clergyman, a noted preacher and lecturer. As canon of St. Paul's Cathedral (1870–90) and Dean Ireland professor of exegesis at Oxford (1870–82),…
(Encyclopedia) Giauque, William FrancisGiauque, William Francisjēōkˈ [key], 1895–1982, American chemist, b. Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada, grad. Univ. of California (B.S., 1920; Ph.D., 1922). A member…
VAN AUKEN Daniel Myers , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Montague, Sussex County,
N.J., January 15, 1826; attended the common schools and Deckertown Academy; was
graduated from Union…
SLAUGHTER Daniel French, Jr. , a Representative from Virginia; born in Culpeper, Va., May 20, 1925;
attended public schools in Culpeper County; attended Virginia Military
Institute and received…
ST. JOHN Daniel Bennett , a Representative from New York; born in Sharon, Conn., October 8,
1808; engaged in mercantile pursuits and the real estate business at
Monticello, N.Y., in 1831; member…
GRANGER Daniel Larned Davis , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., May
30, 1852; attended the common schools; was graduated from Brown University,
Providence, R.I., in…
DE JARNETTE Daniel Coleman , a Representative from Virginia; born at ``Spring Grove Manor,'' near
Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., October 18, 1822; studied under a private
teacher and…
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