business executiveBorn: 1954Birthplace: Austin, Texas Cara Carleton Sneed attended high schools in Ghana, England, North Carolina, and California because her father, a lawyer and later a judge,…
PACHECO, Romualdo, a Representative from California; born in Santa Barbara, Calif., October 31, 1831; was instructed by private tutors; engaged in nautical pursuits and subsequently in…
Senate Years of Service: 1940-1942; 1943-1949Party: Republican; RepublicanBALL, Joseph Hurst, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Crookston, Polk County, Minn., November 3, 1905; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1900-1905Party: RepublicanBARD, Thomas Robert, a Senator from California; born in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pa., December 8, 1841; attended the common schools;…
REED, Thomas Brackett, a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 18, 1839; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick,…
Senate Years of Service: 1923-1941; 1941-1947Party: Farmer Laborite; RepublicanSHIPSTEAD, Henrik, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Burbank, Kandiyohi County, Minn., January 8, 1881; attended…
An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States
Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became president…
Senate Years of Service: 1928-1929Party: RepublicanLARRAZOLO, Octaviano Ambrosio, a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Valle de San Bartolo (now Allende), State of Chihuahua, Mexico, December…