JOHNSON, Jay W., a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Bessemer, Mich., September 30, 1943; Associate B.A., Gogebic Community College, Ironwood, Mich., 1963; B.A., Northern Michigan…
JONES, Burr W., a Representative from Wisconsin; born near Evansville, Rock County, Wis., March 9, 1846; attended the common schools and the Evansville (Wis.) Seminary; taught school for…
(Encyclopedia) Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois)Du Bois, W. E. B.dəboisˈ [key], 1868–1963, American civil-rights leader and author, b. Great Barrington, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A…
HAZELTON, Gerry Whiting, (brother of George Cochrane Hazelton and nephew of Clark Beaton Cochrane), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., on February 24,…
Senate Years of Service: 1891-1908Party: RepublicanPROCTOR, Redfield, a Senator from Vermont; born in Proctorsville, Windsor County, Vt., June 1, 1831; graduated from Dartmouth College,…
(Encyclopedia) Crookes, Sir William, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist. After serving at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, and teaching chemistry at Chester Training College, he retired to…
Senate Years of Service: 1950-1957Party: DemocratCLEMENTS, Earle C., a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Morganfield, Union County, Ky., October 22, 1896; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Wayne, Anthony, 1745–96, American Revolutionary general, b. Chester co., Pa. Impetuous and hot-headed, Wayne was sometimes known as “mad Anthony,” but he was an able general.
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