Senate Years of Service: 1873-1895; 1895-1901; 1901-1903
Party: Republican; Silver; Republican JONES John Percival , a Senator from Nevada; born at 'The Hay,' Herefordshire, England,
January 27,…
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, James, 3d earl of Arran, 1530–1609, Scottish nobleman; son of James Hamilton, 2d earl of Arran. He spent some years (1550–58) as a soldier in France, but his espousal of…
(Encyclopedia) McCumber, Porter James, 1858–1933, American political leader, b. Crete, Ill. He began law practice in North Dakota and served (1885–89) in the territorial legislature. From 1899 to…
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, James Henry, 1806–73, American mathematician and meteorologist, was professor of mathematics and physics, Lafayette College, 1846–73. In an observatory which he built on Mt.…
(Encyclopedia) Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877–1960, American painter, illustrator, and author, b. Pelham Manor, N.Y. He studied in New York City, in England, and in Paris. Returning to New York, he…
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, James Gamble, 1867–1947, American architect, b. Kentucky. He designed many buildings for Yale, his alma mater. Among them are the Sterling Memorial Library, the Sterling School…
A Song in SpringThomas S. Jones, Jr.O little buds all bourgeoning with Spring,
You hold my winter in forgetfulness;
Without my window lilac branches swing,
Within my gate I hear a robin sing…
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, James, 9th earl of Douglas, 1426–88, Scottish nobleman, last earl of Douglas. Following the murder of his brother William, the 8th earl, by James II, he led a rebellion…
JONES Benjamin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Winchester, Frederick County,
Va., on April 13, 1787; moved with his parents to Washington, Pa.; received a
limited schooling; learned the…
JONES Morgan , a Representative from New York;
born in London, England, February 26, 1830;
immigrated in 1833 to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City;
attended the…
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