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WYTHE, GEORGE (1726-1806) Signer of the Declaration of Independence# wythegeorge
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YAGER, JOHN H. (1833-?) German-Born Attorney & Legal Colleague of Lyman Trumbull of Alton, Illinois; Appointed Surveyor of Customs for the Port of Alton by President Abraham Lincoln - 1861# yagerjohnh
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YATES, RICHARD, JR. (1860-1936) Governor of Illinois – 1901-05; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1919-33; Son of Civil War Governor Richard Yates, Sr.# yatesrichardjr
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YATES, RICHARD, SR. (1815-73) Governor of Illinois - 1861-64; U.S. Representative – Illinois – 1851-55; U.S. Senator – Illinois - 1865-71 # yatesrichardsr
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YORK, ALVIN C. (1887-1964) U.S. Army Sergeant during World War I; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France# yorkac
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YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-77) American Mormon Leader; First Governor of Utah Territory – 1850-58# youngbrigham
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YOUNG, EDWARD (1683-1765) English Poet, Philosopher, and Theologian# youngedward
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YOUNG, JOHN S. Tennessee Secretary of State – 1839-47# youngjohns
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YOUNG, JOSIAH T. (1831-1907) American Newspaper Editor & Politician; Iowa State Congressman – 1890-92; Served in the Eighth Iowa Infantry during the American Civil War# youngjosiaht
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YOUNG, STARK (1881-1963) American Writer & Literary Critic# youngstark
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YULEE, DAVID LEVY (1810-76) Confederate Congressman - Florida; First Jewish U.S. Senator – Florida – 1845-51 & 1855-61; U.S. Representative – Florida – 1841-45# yuleedavidlevy
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ZABRISKIE, JAMES CANNON (1804-83) Prominent Attorney in Sacramento & San Francisco, California# zabriskiejamescannon
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ZELTER, CARL FRIEDRICH (1758-1832) German Composer & Conductor# zeltercarlfriedrich
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ZEPPELIN, COUNT FERDINAND von (1838-1917) German General, later inventor of Zeppelin Rigid Airships # zeppelinfgv
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ZILCHER, HERMANN (1881-1948) German Composer, Pianist, and Conductor # zilcherhermann
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ZIMBALIST, EFREM, SR. (1889-1985) Russian-born Concert Violinist, Composer, and Conductor # zimbalistefremsr
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ZINGARELLI, NICCOLO ANTONIO (1752-1837) Italian Composer # zingarelliniccoloantonio
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ZOLA, EMILE (1840-1902) French Novelist, Journalist, and Playwright# zolaeansnd
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ZOLLICOFFER, FELIX K. (1812-62) Confederate Brigadier General, Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Mill Springs – January 19, 1862; U.S. Congressman – Tennessee – 1853-59# zollicofferfelixk
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ZOOK, SAMUEL K. (1821-63) Union Brigadier General - New York; Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg – July 2, 1863# zooksamuelk
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