Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847Party: DemocratSEMPLE, James, a Senator from Illinois; born in Green County, Ky., January 5, 1798; moved with his parents to Clinton County; received private…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923 Party: Republican FRANCE, Joseph Irwin, a Senator from Maryland; born in Cameron, Clinton County, Mo., October 11, 1873; attended the common schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923Party: RepublicanFRANCE, Joseph Irwin, a Senator from Maryland; born in Cameron, Clinton County, Mo., October 11, 1873; attended the common schools and…
Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1925; 1926-1947Party: Democrat; DemocratWALSH, David Ignatius, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., November 11, 1872;…
(Encyclopedia) Wren, Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect. A mathematical prodigy, he studied at Oxford. He was professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, from 1657 to 1661, when he…
(Encyclopedia) Hofstadter, RichardHofstadter, Richardhōfˈstătˌər, hŏfˈ–, hôfˈ– [key], 1916–70, American historian, b. Buffalo, N.Y. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1942 and began teaching…
(Encyclopedia) Christopher, Warren Minor, 1925–2011, U.S. government official, b. Scranton, N.Dak. He studied law at Stanford (1946–49) and was a clerk to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas (…
(Encyclopedia) Faubus, OrvalFaubus, Orvalôrˈvəl fôˈbəs [key], 1910–94, governor of Arkansas (1955–67), b. Combs, Ark. A schoolteacher, he served in World War II and after the war became Arkansas's…