November 4: Samuel Irenaeus Prime
Not the Optimus Prime, but Maybe Close. Born in Ballston, New York on this day, November 4, 1812. He obtained his college education at Williams College, graduating there in 1829.…
April 19: Isaac V. Brown
Isaac Van Arsdale Brown was born in Pluckamin, Somerset county, New York, on November 14, 1784. Little seems to be known of his parents or his early years. He graduated…
April 10: Rev. Samuel John Baird
Mr. Polity. Polity is a fancy word for government, and in the nineteenth-century, when it came to church government, the Rev. S. J. Baird was one of the most knowledgeable…