STRAUB, Christian Markle, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milton, Pa., in 1804; studied law; was admitted to the bar; prothonotary of Schuylkill County in 1845; sheriff of…
FRICK, Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Northumberland, Pa., March 17, 1795; attended the public schools; apprenticed to a printer in Philadelphia; served in the War of 1812…
(Encyclopedia) pamphlet, short unbound or paper-bound book of from 64 to 96 pages. The pamphlet gained popularity as an instrument of religious or political controversy, giving the author and reader…
(Encyclopedia) epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi…
BURNETT, Edward, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 16, 1849; attended St. Paulâs School; was graduated from St. Markâs School, Southboro, Mass., in 1867 and…
CALVIN, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Washingtonville, Pa., July 30, 1811; attended the common schools and Milton Academy; taught in Huntingdon Academy; studied law; was…
SAYLER, Henry Benton, (cousin of Milton Sayler), a Representative from Indiana; born in Montgomery County, Ohio, March 31, 1836; moved to Clinton County, Ind.; attended the common schools of…
NUTE, Alonzo, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Milton, Strafford County, N.H., February 12, 1826; attended the common schools; moved to Natick, Mass., in 1842; returned to New…
