Ratification. Mending the Family Kettle. The U.S. Senate passed the proposed amendment by the required two-thirds majority on June 8, 1866, and the House of Representatives passed it on June 13, 1866, which sent it to the states for ratification. No Virginians served in Congress when it submitted the amendment to the states.
The Father of American Railroads. John Stevens (1749-1838) was the scion of a prominent family in colonial New Jersey. During the Revolutionary War he served as state treasurer. In the postwar period he became intrigued by experiments in steam navigation by men such as John Fitch.
Brooksâ prominence as a writer in the outdoors scene helped spread the sport to Lefty Kreh, another legendary fly fisherman and writer. John Atherton from Minnesota. John Atherton is a founding father of American fly fishermen. His contribution to that legacy was through his art. A commercial artist, Atherton applied his skills to depictions of fly fishing, and is largely responsible for the classic imagery of fly fishing in American culture. Ted Williams from California