(Encyclopedia) Buck, Pearl SydenstrickerBuck, Pearl Sydenstrickersīˈdənstrĭkˌər [key], 1892–1973, American author, b. Hillsboro, W.Va., grad. Randolph-Macon Women's College, 1914, the first American…
(Encyclopedia) Yazoo land fraud, name given to the sale in 1795 by an act of the Georgia legislature of vast holdings in the Yazoo River country to four land companies following the wholesale bribery…
(Encyclopedia) Mather, Increase, 1639–1723, American Puritan clergyman, b. Dorchester, Mass.; son of Richard Mather. After graduation (1656) from Harvard, he studied at Trinity College, Dublin (M.A…
HEBARD William , a Representative from Vermont; born in Windham, Conn., November 29,
1800; attended the common schools and the Orange County Grammar School in
Randolph, Vt.; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) McAdoo, William GibbsMcAdoo, William Gibbsmăkˈəd&oomacr; [key], 1863–1941, American political leader, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1913–18), b. near Marietta, Ga. The son of a…
LONG John , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Loudoun County, Va., February 26,
1785; moved with his parents to North Carolina, who settled at Longs Mill (now Liberty), Randolph…
HEFLIN Robert Stell , a Representative from Alabama; born near Madison, Morgan County,
Ga., April 15, 1815; pursued academic studies; served in the Creek War in 1836;
clerk of the superior court…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1825-1831
Party: Democratic Republican; Anti-Jacksonian CHASE Dudley , a Senator from Vermont; born in Cornish, N.H., December 30, 1771;
attended the common…
Bayard Rustincivil rights activistBorn: 3/17/1912Birthplace: West Chester, Pa. Rustin was one of the most influential civil rights activists of the 1950s and '60s, yet he maintained a low…
