Henry Clay died on June 29, 1852 in Washington D.C. Robert Young Hayne was born November 10, 1791 in South Carolina. He wasn’t able to pay for collage education so he studied law under a man by the name of Langdon Cheves. He served briefly in the militia during the war of 1812. After he returned he was elected the state
His legal name was Lee Conley Bradley and was one of seven children. Andrew, the oldest of the three boys, was born in 1882, followed two years later by Mattire, Rachel, born in 1887, James born in 1890, Sallie in 1892, Frank Jr. born in 1897, and Gustavia born in 1899. His father, Frank Broonzy (Bradley) and his mother, Mittie Belcher, has both been born into slavery. During his childhood they moved to Pine Bluff to work the fields. His life as a child was difficult because he received only minimal schooling.
Consequently, Brandeis graduated high school at the young age of 14. He first attended college in Kentucky but later transferred to Germany when his father had to relocate. He went on to study at Harvard Law School and graduated in 1875 as valedictorian at the age of 20. Brandeis started practicing law in St. Louis, Missouri and after a short time, he moved back to Boston to start a law firm with former Harvard classmate, Samuel Warren. The firm of “Warren and Brandeis” spent much of their time arguing against monopolies and large corporations and advocating for free speech.
Haley was born in Ithaca, New York, on August 11, 1921. He is older then 3 brothers and a sister. Haley lived with his family in Henning, before he returned to Ithaca with his family when he was five years old. Haley's father was a professor of agriculture at Alabama A&M University. The younger Haley always spoke proudly of his father and the stuff of racism he had overcome.
By doing so he won the Nobel Prize under the category of “Physiology or Medicine” in 1933. Thomas Hunt Morgan was born in September 25, 1866 Lexington, Kentucky. His father, Charlton Hunt Morgan, was a U.S. consul. His uncle (on his father’s side), John Hunt Morgan, was a Confederate guerrilla leader of ”Morgan’s Raiders,” who was best known for his attacks in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. His great-grandfather, on his mother’s side, was Francis Scott Key who was the author of our national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” As a child, Thomas Hunt Morgan was always interested in natural history and when he was 10 years old, he started collected birds, bird’s eggs, and fossils.
Maya Streloff 14th/04 /2012 Social Studies 9 John Kay (Flying Shuttle) John Kay was the twelfth child born. He was born in the Lancashire hamlet of Walmersley just north of Bury in England in June 17th 1704. John Kay’s father Robert owned the park estate in Walmersley, but before John Kay was born his father had died and his mother was responsible for his education till she was remarried. At age twenty-two John Kay only had forty dollars and an education until he was fourteen. After John Kay has traveled the country with his brother William they both got married to Bury women.
There he continued his self-education while serving as storekeeper, militia captain in the Black Hawk War, and postmaster. In 1832, he lost a race for the state legislature but won a seat as a Whig 2 years later, serving 4 terms and gaining statewide popularity for his homespun wit and integrity. During this period, Lincoln also began his private study of law, borrowing books from a local attorney, and was licensed to practice in 1836. Increasingly successful as a circuit rider, he settled in Springfield, the new capital. In 1847, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and during his single term became known for both his opposition to the Mexican War and the institution of slavery.
The Life and Influence of Frederick Taylor Frederick Winslow Taylor was born on March 20, 1865 in Philadelphia. He went to Harvard University to become a lawyer like his father. However, he quit the school because of deteriorating eyesight and had to give up on his dream of becoming a lawyer. In 1874, he became an apprentice patternmaker and machinist. In 1878, He got the license as an engineer and became a machine shop laborer at Midvale Steel.
Having one aunt and his older brother leave for the United states 1984, he was determined to follow that path at any cost, with the horrible living conditions in Peru and the lack of opportunities to clime the social latter and better yourself. Being denied his student Visa into the United States, He would move to Mexico at the age of twenty-one with the intentions to illegally immigrate the United States. After living in Mexico for two months he would enter the country threw El Paso, Texas (illegally). Eventually making his way to Baltimore, Maryland in March of 1987 with only three hundred dollars and not much understanding for English. The next five years he would share a room with four other people and work two jobs to finally save up enough money to be able to bring his mother in the country and eventually all five of his brothers and sisters.
Adam grew up in a low-income household, with just his mother because his father left when Adam was a young boy, never coming back or sending money for support. Then came the time for Adam to make his decision to either skip college to go straight to the NBA, or to attend college and get his degree while being a college star for four years. The problem was, Adam was having a hard time deciding which to choose as both have their pros and cons. Adam’s mother was sick, cannot work and can’t afford to support her and Adam for much longer. If Adam goes pro, he can earn money right away to help his mother and possibly be very successful in the NBA.