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PAUL, John, Congress, VA (1839-1901)

PAUL, John, (father of John Paul [1883-1964]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Rockingham County, Va., June 30, 1839; attended the common schools and Roanoke College, Salem, Va.; during…

James Churchill OLIVER, Congress, ME (1895-1986)

OLIVER, James Churchill, a Representative from Maine; born in South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 6, 1895; attended the public schools; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, A.B.,…

James Andrew SHANLEY, Congress, CT (1896-1965)

SHANLEY, James Andrew, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., April 1, 1896; attended the public schools; graduate of Battery Commander School at Fort Sill, Ark., in 1917…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

James Alexander WALKER, Congress, VA (1832-1901)

WALKER, James Alexander, (great grandfather of Manley C. Butler), a Representative from Virginia; born near Mount Meridian, Augusta County, Va., August 27, 1832; attended private schools, and…

Baker, James Addison, 3d

(Encyclopedia) Baker, James Addison, 3d, 1930–, U.S. political leader, b. Houston, Tex. After graduating from Princeton, he served in the U.S. Marines and earned a law degree from the Univ. of Texas…

Joseph Danner TAYLOR, Congress, OH (1830-1899)

TAYLOR, Joseph Danner, a Representative from Ohio; born in Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio, November 7, 1830; attended the common schools and Madison College at Antrim; taught school…

James Ronald CHALMERS, Congress, MS (1831-1898)

CHALMERS, James Ronald, (son of Joseph Williams Chalmers), a Representative from Mississippi; born near Lynchburg, Halifax County, Va., January 12, 1831; moved with his parents in 1835 to…

Dickey, James

(Encyclopedia) Dickey, James, 1923–97, American poet and novelist, b. Atlanta. After serving in the air force during World War II, he attended Vanderbilt Univ., graduating in 1946. He was an English…