World History
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. On my continuing quest to find quality ready reference history sources on the Web, I discovered this great resource. It allows for searches for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state.
A site description reads, "The electronic publication of this information provides the first revision of the Biographical Directory of the American Congress since 1989. It includes biographies of each of the more than 13,000 individuals who have served in the Congress of the United States since 1789 and in the Continental Congress between 1774 and 1789. In addition to the biographies of Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners and Vice Presidents, this information contains guides to research collections and extended bibliographies. The work serves as a comprehensive record of the men and women who have served in the Congress of the United States."
Each biography is full of information including details on service in Congress, other government jobs held, other employment the person had, birth date and location, education attained, death date and burial location, and other notable facts such as military service. The writing is stilted and does not follow actual rules for grammar (why so few periods?) hurting readablity but as a whole it is still informative.
Here is a sample entry on William Grangier Blount:
BLOUNT, William Grainger, (son of William Blount and nephew of Thomas Blount), a Representative from Tennessee; born near New Bern, Craven County, N.C., in 1784; attended the New Bern Academy; moved with his parents to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced practice in Knoxville; also engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of State house of representatives in 1811; secretary of state of Tennessee 1811-1815; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Sevier; reelected to the Fifteenth Congress and served from December 8, 1815, to March 3, 1819; declined to be a candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of his profession in Knoxville; moved to Paris, Henry County, Tenn., in 1826 and continued the practice of law until his death on May 21, 1827; interment in the City Cemetery.
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World History
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. On my continuing quest to find quality ready reference history sources on the Web, I discovered this great resource. It allows for searches for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state.A site description reads, "The electronic publication of this information provides the first revision of the Biographical Directory of the American Congress since 1989. It includes biographies of each of the more than 13,000 individuals who have served in the Congress of the United States since 1789 and in the Continental Congress between 1774 and 1789. In addition to the biographies of Senators, Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners and Vice Presidents, this information contains guides to research collections and extended bibliographies. The work serves as a comprehensive record of the men and women who have served in the Congress of the United States."
Each biography is full of information including details on service in Congress, other government jobs held, other employment the person had, birth date and location, education attained, death date and burial location, and other notable facts such as military service. The writing is stilted and does not follow actual rules for grammar (why so few periods?) hurting readablity but as a whole it is still informative.
Here is a sample entry on William Grangier Blount:
BLOUNT, William Grainger, (son of William Blount and nephew of Thomas Blount), a Representative from Tennessee; born near New Bern, Craven County, N.C., in 1784; attended the New Bern Academy; moved with his parents to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced practice in Knoxville; also engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of State house of representatives in 1811; secretary of state of Tennessee 1811-1815; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Sevier; reelected to the Fifteenth Congress and served from December 8, 1815, to March 3, 1819; declined to be a candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of his profession in Knoxville; moved to Paris, Henry County, Tenn., in 1826 and continued the practice of law until his death on May 21, 1827; interment in the City Cemetery.
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Father Robert Frederick Drinan died yesterday. He had served five terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress from Massachusetts. He was the first voting member of Congress to be a Catholic priest. However, Father Drinan...
- Teaching About The U.s. Congress
The article Teaching about the U.S. Congress is another excellent ERIC Digest which gives ideas for teaching about American Congressional history and assorted helpful resources in teaching about it. It is from 2001. The authors are Thomas S. Vontz and...
- Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce. This is a short and informative essay on the life and presidency of Franklin Pierce. From the site: Franklin Pierce (November 23 , 1804 - October 8 , 1869) was the 14th (1853 - 1857) President of the United States . He was a...
- Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson. This is a nicely done short biography of American President Andrew Johnson. From the site: Andrew Johnson ( December 29 , 1808 - July 31 , 1875 ) was the sixteenth Vice President ( 1865 ) and the seventeenth ( 1865 - 1869 ) President...
- William Mckinley
William McKinley This is a biography of American President William McKinley. From the site: William McKinley ( January 29 , 1843 - September 14 , 1901 ) was the 25th President of the United States , from 1897 until his assasination in 1901 . ...