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George Quayle CANNON, Congress, UT (1827-1901)

CANNON George Quayle , a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in Liverpool, England, January 11, 1827; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1842 with his parents,…

Alexander RAMSEY, Congress, PA (1815-1903)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1875 Party: Republican RAMSEY Alexander , a Representative from Pennsylvania and a Senator from Minnesota; born near Harrisburg, Pa., September 8, 1815; attended…

George Graham VEST, Congress, MO (1830-1904)

Senate Years of Service: 1879-1903 Party: Democrat VEST George Graham , a Senator from Missouri; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., December 6, 1830; graduated from Centre College,…

Idaho

  Idaho State Information Capital: Boise Official Name: State of Idaho Organized as a territory/republic: March 3, 1863 Entered Union (rank): July 3, 1890 (43rd state) Present constitution…

Frank Jenne CANNON, Congress, UT (1859-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1896-1897; 1897-1899 Party: Republican; Silver Republican CANNON Frank Jenne , a Delegate from the Territory of Utah and a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City,…

Reed SMOOT, Congress, UT (1862-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1933 Party: Republican SMOOT Reed , a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 10, 1862; moved with his parents to Provo, Utah County, Utah, in 1874;…

Julius Caesar BURROWS, Congress, MI (1837-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1895-1911 Party: Republican BURROWS Julius Caesar , a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in North East, Erie County, Pa., January 9, 1837; moved with his…

Women in American Religion

Even though it is only recently that women have been permitted to hold official roles in many religions, they have always been central to American religious life. Unofficially, women have often been…

Fall Film Preview, 1998, Part 3

Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey in Touchstone's adaptation of Toni Morrison's BelovedSeveral fall films take their cues from classics like It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and channel otherworldly…