BAKER, William Benjamin, a Representative from Maryland; born near Aberdeen, Harford County, Md., July 22, 1840; attended the common schools and was privately tutored; engaged in agricultural…
BAKER, William Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Lenox Township, Madison County, N.Y., January 17, 1827; moved with his parents to Oswego County in 1829; attended the common…
ODELL, Benjamin Baker, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., January 14, 1854; attended the public schools, Newburgh Academy, Bethany (W.Va.) College, and…
PRATT, Ruth Sears Baker, a Representative from New York; born in Ware, Mass., August 24, 1877; attended private schools and Wellesley (Mass.) College; moved to Greenwich, Conn., in 1894 and to…
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HOLIFIELD, Chester Earl, a Representative from California; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., December 3, 1903; moved with his family to Springdale, Ark., in 1912; attended the public…
(Encyclopedia) Brinkley, David McClure, 1920–2003, American news broadcaster, b. Wilmington, N.C. He began (1942) his lengthy journalistic career as a reporter for United Press, soon (1943) joining…
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