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Arch Alfred MOORE, Jr., Congress, WV (1923)

MOORE, Arch Alfred, Jr., (father of Shelley Moore Capito), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W. Va., April 16, 1923; attended, Lafayette College,…

John Alfred PICKLER, Congress, SD (1844-1910)

PICKLER, John Alfred, a Representative from South Dakota; born near Salem, Washington County, Ind., January 24, 1844; moved with his father to Davis County, Iowa; attended the district school…

Alfred H. POWELL, Congress, VA (1781-1831)

POWELL, Alfred H., a Representative from Virginia; born in Loudoun County, Va., March 6, 1781; was graduated from Princeton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the…

James Alfred PEARCE, Congress, MD (1805-1862)

Senate Years of Service: 1843-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1862Party: Whig; Opposition; DemocratPEARCE, James Alfred, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Alexandria, Va., December…

Alfred Noroton PHILLIPS, Congress, CT (1894-1970)

PHILLIPS, Alfred Noroton, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Darien, Fairfield County, Conn., April 23, 1894; attended the public schools, Betts Academy, Stamford, Conn., and Hotchkiss…

Heflin, James Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Heflin, James Thomas, 1869–1951, U.S. politician, b. Randolph co., Ala. He was admitted (1893) to the bar and in 1920 entered the U.S. Senate where he was known at first as “Cotton Tom…

Reed, James Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Reed, James Alexander, 1861–1944, American political leader, b. near Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa and was admitted (1885) to the bar, practicing there and later in Missouri. He…

Larkin, James

(Encyclopedia) Larkin, James, 1876–1947, Irish labor leader. The Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, which he organized and of which he was secretary, had as its goal the combining of all…