INGHAM, Samuel Delucenna, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Great Spring, near New Hope, Bucks County, Pa., September 16, 1779; pursued classical studies; engaged in the manufacture…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1946Party: DemocratBAILEY, Josiah William, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., September 14, 1873; moved with his parents to…
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1843Party: DemocratMcROBERTS, Samuel, a Senator from Illinois; born near Maystown, Monroe County, Ill. (then a portion of the Northwest Territory), April 12, 1799…
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1843Party: WhigSMITH, Oliver Hampton, a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born on Smithâs Island, near Trenton, N.J., October 23, 1794; attended the…
ST. MARTIN, Louis, a Representative from Louisiana; born in St. Charles Parish, La., on May 17, 1820; attended St. Maryâs College, Missouri, and Jefferson College, Louisiana; entered a…
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1903Party: RepublicanPRITCHARD, Jeter Connelly, (father of George Moore Pritchard), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tenn.,…
astronautBorn: 4/3/1926Birthplace: Mitchell, Ind. Grissom was raised in Mitchell, Ind., the oldest of four children. Following high school, he served in the Army Air Corps from 1944 to 1945. With…
(Encyclopedia) Cripps, Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman. A brilliant and successful patent and corporation lawyer, he joined the Labour party in 1929 and became solicitor general in 1930,…
(Encyclopedia) chiropracticchiropractickīrəprăkˈtĭk [key] [Gr.,=doing by hand], medical practice based on the theory that all disease results from a disruption of the functions of the nerves. The…
(Encyclopedia) EstherEstherĕsˈtər [key], book of the Bible. It is the tale of the beautiful Jewish woman Esther [Heb.,= Hadassah], who is chosen as queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I or II…
