University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Lives of the Presidents of the United States by Helen Pierson
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Lives of the Presidents of the United States by Helen W. Pierson (c1894). This book provides short illustrated biographies of the U.S. Presidents from George...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Founding Fathers
This site provides a very brief description of three of the founding fathers of the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington. The site provides links to further biographies of all three men as well as...
Other
The Dolley Madison Page: The Burning of Washington
Some brief biographical information is given here plus an excerpt from a letter written by Dolley Madison to her sister.
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery Website: Pierre Charles L'enfant
This site from The Arlington National Cemetery contains a biography of L'Enfant (1754-1852) and information about the L'Enfant Monument. You will also find quotes about him, as well as by him. This site also includes several pictures.
PBS
Pbs Liberty!: Marquis De Lafayette
This site, built as a companion to the PBS series "Liberty!," offers a biography of Marquis de Lafayette.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Timothy Pickering
This brief biography of Timothy Pickering focuses on his military and political careers.
abcteach
Abcteach: People
[Free Registration/Login Required] Print worksheets from biographies and autobiographies from famous people such as Sally Ride, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, Francis Scott Key, Alexander the Great and many more.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Who Served Here?: Baron Von Steuben
Biography of Von Steuben with emphasis on the training he gave to the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Edmund Jenings Randolph
From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, this brief biography presents the significant events in Randolph's military and political careers.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: General Nathanael Greene
An exhaustive biography of Nathanael Greene which contains not only biographical information, but also much information about the War in the South and military strategy. A great resource.
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Digital History
Digital History: The Men of Philadelphia [Pdf]
Find short biographies of twenty-three of the fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention and their ideas about government. These men were certainly not representative of the common man in the new United States, but they were...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Dynamite Presidents
Ready for an interactive game about the four presidents whose images are carved into Mount Rushmore? This site also shares short biographies of these four presidents.
USA Today
Usa Today: Roberts Found 'Deep Regard' for Court
Biographical information about John Roberts can be found in this July, 2005, report.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
A short but detailed biography on this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Maryland. He was a good friend of George Washington.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles Willson Peale
From the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is a self-portrait and biography for Charles Willson Peale, monumental portrait painter of George Washington and the man responsible for opening America?s first...
Robin Chew
Marquis De Lafayette: French Soldier & Statesman
Biographical information of Lafayette with links and book references.
Curated OER
President George W. Bush
Biographies and roles of key people involved in the CIA leak of Valerie Plame's name are given by the Washington Post in this June, 2006, article.
Other
National Heroes of Jamaica
Click on a name to bring up biographical information on national heroes of Jamaica.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Reverend Mason L. Weems
(1759-1825) Clergyman that wrote the first biography of President George Washington