Peter Godwin Van Winkle (September 7, 1808 – April 15, 1872) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. For many years a leading officer of the...
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"Rip Van Winkle" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑɱ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows...
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General of Oregon Marshall Van Winkle (1869-1957), U.S. Representative and grandnephew of Peter G. Van Winkle Mina Van Winkle (1875-1933), American crusading...
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The Peter G. Van Winkle House was a historic home located in the Julia-Ann Square Historic District in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was...
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Marshall Van Winkle (September 28, 1869 – May 10, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, grandnephew of Peter G. Van Winkle. Born in Jersey City...
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Vanilla Ice (redirect from Robert Van Winkle)
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas...
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Julia-Ann Square Historic District (redirect from Van Winkle-Wix House)
as well. Among the notable dwellings is the Van Winkle-Wix House. It was built in 1836 by Peter Van Winkle in what was at the time a portion of western...
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in Oakland, New Jersey Peter G. Van Winkle House, now demolished, at 600 Juliana Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia Van Winkle-Wix House in Parkersburg...
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meeting of Wood County Unionists elected Boreman, Dr. John Moss and Peter G. Van Winkle to the Second Wheeling Convention. Fellow delegates elected him as...
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Daniel W. Voorhees, Arthur Vandenberg, Peter G. Van Winkle, Alan Simpson, Fred Thompson, John Hoeven, and Christopher Van Hollen. Two of the Founding Fathers...
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and brother-in-law of New York Attorney General John Woodworth. Peter G. Van Winkle (1808–1872), delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention 1850...
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congressional debate on the Fourteenth Amendment, West Virginia Senator Peter G. Van Winkle stated in reference to Section 3, that "This is to go into our Constitution...
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Emancipationist in 1863, became a Radical Unionist (Republican) by 1865 Peter G. Van Winkle West Virginia 1863–1869 Elected as a Unionist in 1863, became a Republican...
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William Pitt Fessenden, Joseph S. Fowler, John B. Henderson, and Peter G. Van Winkle—voted to acquit the President. With Stevens bitterly disappointed...
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Grimes (R– IA), John B. Henderson (R– MO), Edmund G. Ross (R– KS), Lyman Trumbull (R– IL), Peter G. Van Winkle (R– WV). There is substantial evidence that Johnson...
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districts of Virginia also went to Congress in 1861: Jacob B. Blair, William G. Brown, and Kellian V. Whaley. In 1861, as one of its first acts, the Restored...
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first two U.S. Senators from West Virginia (1863–1871) (alongside Peter G. Van Winkle). On May 29, 1862, Willey presented the petition to Congress for...
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John C. Ten Eyck R New Jersey Nay Lyman Trumbull R Illinois Nay Peter G. Van Winkle UU West Virginia Nay Benjamin Wade R Ohio Yea Morton S. Wilkinson...
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Senators until Aug 4, 1863. Jun 19, 1863 – Aug 4, 1863 Vacant 1 Peter G. Van Winkle Union Aug 4, 1863 – Mar 3, 1869 Elected in 1863. Retired. Elected...
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Party nominated Judge Arthur I. Boreman over his nearest rival, Peter G. Van Winkle. Despite fissures within the statehood movement driven by the Willey...
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Educational Publications Manual, State of West Virginia Legislature "Van Winkle - Biographical Information". Bioguide.Congress.gov. Retrieved 2011-01-03...
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son Steve Swisher, professional baseball player and Nick's father Peter G. Van Winkle, Republican U.S. Senator Richard Watts, Jr., film critic for New...
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Robert E. Lee Van Winkle was born July 17, 1862, to Peter Van Winkle and his wife Temperance Miller in Benton County, Arkansas. Peter Van Winkle was born in...
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Parkersburg, West Virginia. Future statehood advocate and U.S. Senator Peter G. Van Winkle of Parkersburg began as the Northwestern Railroad's secretary in...
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Fowler, Grimes, John B. Henderson, Lyman Trumbull, Peter G. Van Winkle,[citation needed] and Edmund G. Ross of Kansas, who provided the decisive vote, defied...
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James W. Grimes, John B. Henderson, Lyman Trumbull, Peter G. Van Winkle,[citation needed] and Edmund G. Ross of Kansas, who provided the decisive vote. Together...
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Waitman T. Willey; Ranking Member: Orris S. Ferry) Pensions (Chairman: Peter G. Van Winkle; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Tipton) Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:...
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William Pitt Fessenden, Joseph S. Fowler, John B. Henderson, and Peter G. Van Winkle—joined their Democratic colleagues in voting to acquit the president...
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Tiggy-Winkle is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1905. Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is...
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000), 202 Ross, Edmund G. (1896). History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of The United...
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