writerBorn: 1891Birthplace: Chicago
The only Black person in her family when she was growing up, Larsen always felt like an outsider. Born Nellie Walker, she lost her West Indian father when…
BANKHEAD, Walter Will, (son of John Hollis Bankhead 2d, grandson of John Hollis Bankhead, and nephew of William Brockman Bankhead), a Representative from Alabama; born in Jasper, Walker County…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1847Party: DemocratCHALMERS, Joseph Williams, (father of James Ronald Chalmers), a Senator from Mississippi; born in Halifax County, Va., 1807; studied law in the…
JOHNSON, Francis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Caroline County, Va., June 19, 1776; pursued preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to…
Senate Years of Service: 1822-1825Party: Democratic Republican; JacksonianKELLY, William, a Senator from Alabama; born September 22, 1786; probably in South Carolina; received a classical…
Senate Years of Service: 1982-1982Party: RepublicanBRADY, Nicholas Frederick, a Senator from New Jersey; born in New York City, April 11, 1930; graduated, St. Markâs School, Southboro, Mass…
GIBBS, Willis Benjamin, (husband of Florence Reville Gibbs), a Representative from Georgia; born in Dupont, Clinch County, Ga., April 15, 1889; attended the public schools and Mercer…
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1897Party: DemocratCALL, Wilkinson, (nephew of Richard Keith Call and cousin of James David Walker), a Senator from Florida; born in Russellville, Logan County,…
HOFFMAN, Clare Eugene, a Representative from Michigan; born in Vicksburg, Union County, Pa., September 10, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of…
SHEATS, Charles Christopher, a Representative from Alabama; born in Walker County, Ala., April 10, 1839; attended the common schools; elected a member of the secession convention in 1860 but…
