LANE, Joseph Reed, a Representative from Iowa; born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, May 6, 1858; attended the public schools; was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., in 1878 and…
MARTIN, Charles Drake, a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, August 5, 1829; attended the public schools and Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) Mount Vernon. 1 City (1990 pop. 16,988), seat of Jefferson co., SE Ill.; settled 1819, inc. 1872. It is a trade, rail, and industrial center in a farm and coal region. Tools, tires,…
EMBREE, Elisha, a Representative from Indiana; born in Lincoln County, Ky., September 28, 1801; moved to Indiana in 1811 with his father, who settled in Knox (now Gibson) County, near where…
EMERY, David Farnham, a Representative from Maine; born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, September 1, 1948; attended public schools; B.S., Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute, 1970; served…
GEDDES, George Washington, a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, July 16, 1824; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in July 1845…
ADAMS, Green, (uncle of George Madison Adams), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., August 20, 1812; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted…
HARDY, Guy Urban, a Representative from Colorado; born in Abingdon, Knox County, Ill., April 4, 1872; attended the public schools, Albion Normal College, Albion, Ill., and Transylvania…
HARRISON, John Scott, (son of President William Henry Harrison of Ohio, grandson of Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, father of President Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, and great-grandfather of…
DUNCAN, John J., Jr., (son of John James Duncan), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., July 21, 1947; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 1969; J.D.,…
