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Isaac LEFFLER, Congress, VA (1788-1866)

LEFFLER Isaac , a Representative from Virginia; born on his grandfather's plantation, ``Sylvia's Plain,'' Washington County, Pa., near Wheeling, Va. (now West Virginia), November 7, 1788; attended…

Hugh Swinton LEGARÉ, Congress, SC (1797-1843)

LEGARÉ Hugh Swinton , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., January 2, 1797; attended Charleston College and the school of Rev. Moses Waddell at Abbeville; was graduated…

Arthur Inghram BOREMAN, Congress, WV (1823-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875 Party: Republican BOREMAN Arthur Inghram , a Senator from West Virginia; born in Waynesburg, Pa., July 24, 1823; moved to Virginia with his parents, who settled…

Patrick HENRY, Congress, VA (1736-1799)

HENRY, Patrick, (grandfather of William Henry Roane, cousin of Isaac Coles, and great-great-great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Studley, Hanover County,…

Joaquin Phoenix Biography

Joaquin PhoenixactorBorn: 10/28/1974Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico Phoenix began acting at age 8, shortly after his hippie parents piled him and his two siblings in an old station wagon,…

William WILKINS, Congress, PA (1779-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1834 Party: Jacksonian WILKINS William , a Senator and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Pa., December 20, 1779; attended Dickinson College,…

George Edmund BADGER, Congress, NC (1795-1866)

Senate Years of Service: 1846-1855 Party: Whig BADGER George Edmund , a Senator from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., April 17, 1795; instructed by private teachers and attended preparatory…

John BRANCH, Congress, NC (1782-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1829 Party: Crawford Republican; Jacksonian BRANCH John , a Senator and a Representative from North Carolina; born in Halifax, Halifax County, N.C.,…

George Mortimer BIBB, Congress, KY (1776-1859)

Senate Years of Service: 1811-1814; 1829-1835 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian BIBB George Mortimer , a Senator from Kentucky; born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 30, 1776; pursued…