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Truman SMITH, Congress, CT (1791-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1854Party: WhigSMITH, Truman, (nephew of Nathan Smith and Nathaniel Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Roxbury, Conn., November 27,…

Truman Handy NEWBERRY, Congress, MI (1864-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1919-1922Party: RepublicanNEWBERRY, Truman Handy, (son of John Stoughton Newberry), a Senator from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., November 5, 1864; attended public…

Harry S. TRUMAN, Congress, MO (1884-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1935-1945Party: DemocratTRUMAN, Harry S., a Senator from Missouri, a Vice President, and Thirty-third President of the United States; born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo…

Truman Adams MERRIMAN, Congress, NY (1839-1892)

MERRIMAN, Truman Adams, a Representative from New York; born in Auburn, N.Y., September 5, 1839; attended the Auburn Academy and was graduated from Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., in 1861;…

John Truman STODDERT, Congress, MD (1790-1870)

STODDERT, John Truman, a Representative from Maryland; born in Smith Point, Nanjemoy, Charles County, Md., October 1, 1790; studied under private teachers and was graduated from Princeton…

Truman Harrison HOAG, Congress, OH (1816-1870)

HOAG, Truman Harrison, a Representative from Ohio; born in Manlius, Onondaga County, N.Y., April 9, 1816; attended the public schools; moved to Syracuse, N.Y., in 1832 and was employed as a…

Omar Truman BURLESON, Congress, TX (1906-1991)

BURLESON, Omar Truman, a Representative from Texas; born in Anson, Jones County, Tex., March 19, 1906; attended the public schools, Abilene Christian College, and Hardin-Simmons University at…

Sheppard, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Sheppard, Jack, 1702–24, English criminal. Raised in a workhouse, he ran away with Bess Lyon, known as Edgeworth Bess, who, with another girl known as Poll Maggott, incited him to a…