JONES Stephanie Tubbs , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, September 10, 1949; graduated from Collinwood High School, Cleveland,
Ohio; B.A., Case Western Reserve…
JONES William Atkinson , a Representative from Virginia; born in Warsaw, Richmond County,
Va., on March 21, 1849; entered the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in
1864 and served in the…
(Encyclopedia) Hill, James Jerome, 1838–1916, American railroad builder, b. Ontario, Canada. He went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1856. He became a partner of Norman Kittson in a steamboat line and, with…
(Encyclopedia) Sherman, James Schoolcraft, 1855–1912, Vice President of the United States (1909–12), b. near Utica, N.Y. A lawyer, he was (1884–85) mayor of Utica. Sherman served (1887–91, 1893–1909…
(Encyclopedia) Cooke, Terence James, 1921–83, American Roman Catholic clergyman, b. New York City. He was ordained in 1945 after earning a B.A. from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y. In 1957,…
(Encyclopedia) Flecker, James Elroy, 1884–1915, English poet and playwright. From 1910–13 he served in the diplomatic corps. A preoccupation with the exotic is revealed in his verse, particularly in…
(Encyclopedia) Stirling, James Hutchison, 1820–1909, Scottish philosopher. His most influential works are The Secret of Hegel (1865) and Text Book to Kant (1881), in which Stirling attempts to…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1887
Party: Democrat JONES Charles William , a Senator from Florida; born in Balbriggan, Ireland, on December 24, 1834;
immigrated to the United States in 1844 with…
Dusk at SeaThomas S. Jones, Jr.To-night eternity alone is near:
The sea, the sunset, and the darkening blue;
Within their shelter is no space for fear,
Only the wonder that such things are…
