ANDERSON, William Clayton, (son of Simeon H. Anderson and nephew of Albert Gallatin Talbott), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., December 26, 1826;…
GOSSETT, Ed Lee, a Representative from Texas; born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902; moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled…
TEMPLE, Henry Wilson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Belle Center, Logan County, Ohio, March 31, 1864; attended the common schools; was graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls…
WATKINS, Elton, a Representative from Oregon; born in Newton, Newton County, Miss., July 6, 1881; attended the common schools of Mississippi, and Webb School of Bell Buckle, Tenn.; was…
LYNCH, Walter Aloysius, a Representative from New York; born in New York City July 7, 1894; attended St. Jeromeâs Parochial School and Fordham Preparatory School; was graduated from Fordham…
MANKIN, Helen Douglas, a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., on September 11, 1896; attended public and private schools; A.B., Rockford College, Rockford, Ill.,…
EARTHMAN, Harold Henderson, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 13, 1900; attended the public schools, Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tenn.,…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Francis Henry, 1903–57, American museum director, b. Philadelphia, studied throughout Europe. He began his museum career as assistant curator (1927–28) and then curator of…
What is this job like? Artists make art to express what they are feeling or thinking. They use many methods—drawing, painting, sculpting. They use an assortment of materials—different kinds of…
(Encyclopedia) Read, Sir Herbert, 1893–1968, English poet and critic. His studies at the Univ. of Leeds were interrupted by World War I, in which he served with a Yorkshire regiment. After the war he…
