VOLNEY, CONSTANTIN FRANCOIS de Chassebœuf, comte de (1757-1820) French Philosopher, Abolitionist, Writer, and Politician# volneycf
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HANCOCK, ALMIRA RUSSELL (1832-93) Wife of Union Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock# hancockar
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ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILEY (1836-1907) American Author & Editor# aldrichtb
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ALEMBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE le ROND d’ (1717-83) French Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, and Music Theorist # alembertjbler
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ALFIERI, VITTORIO (1749-1803) Italian Dramatist & Poet# affieriv
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ALBERT OF BRANDENBURG (1490-1545) German Cardinal & Elector; Archbishop of Mainz – 1514-45; Archbishop of Magdeburg – 1513-45# albertofbrandenburg
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ANDRE, JOHN (1750- 80) American Revolutionary War, Major in the British Army; Hanged as a spy by the Continental Army for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British# andrej
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STODDERT, BENJAMIN (1751-1813) First U.S. Navy Secretary – 1798-1801; Continental Army Cavalry Captain# stoddertbenjamin
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GOLDSBOROUGH, CHARLES WASHINGTON (1777–1843) Official in the U.S. Navy Department - 1798-1842 # goldsboroughcw
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AMBOISE, GEORGES d' (1460-1510) French Roman Catholic Cardinal & Minister of State# amboiseg
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HOWARD, VOLNEY ERSKINE (1809-89) Member of the 1st Texas Constitutional Convention; U.S. Congressman – Texas – 1849-53; Elected Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court - 1879# howardvolneyerskine
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INGERSOLL, CHARLES R. (1821-1903) Governor of Connecticut – 1873-77# ingersollcr
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INGERSOLL, CHARLES J. (1782-1862) U.S. Congressman – Pennsylvania – 1813-15 & 1841-49# ingersollcj
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INGERSOLL, JOSEPH R. (1786-1868) U.S. Congressman – Pennsylvania – 1841-49# ingersolljr
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WELLS, WILLIAM W., JR. (1837-92) Union Brigadier General; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg# wellswilliamwjr
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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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ALTMAN, BENJAMIN (1840-1913) New York City Department Store Owner & Art Collector # altmanb
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ALGER, RUSSELL ALEXANDER (1836-1907) Union Officer of Michigan Cavalry in the American Civil War; Union Brevet Major General; U.S. Secretary of War – 1897-99; Governor of Michigan – 1885-87; U.S. Senator – Michigan – 1902-07 # algerrussellalexander
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ALGER, HORATIO, JR. (1832-99) American Writer# algerhoratiojr
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DAVIS, JEFFERSON F. (1808-89) Confederate President – 1861-65; U.S. Secretary of War – 1853-57; U.S. Senator – Mississippi – 1847-51 & 1857-61; Colonel of the First Mississippi Volunteers during the Mexican War# davisjf
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