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Julian Minor QUARLES, Congress, VA (1848-1929)

QUARLES, Julian Minor, a Representative from Virginia; born near Ruther Glen, Caroline County, Va., September 25, 1848; attended the primary schools in Caroline and Augusta Counties and Pine…

Hezekiah Bradley SMITH, Congress, NJ (1816-1887)

SMITH, Hezekiah Bradley, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vt., July 24, 1816; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cabinetmaker; settled in…

George Everett ADAMS, Congress, IL (1840-1917)

ADAMS, George Everett, a Representative from Illinois; born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., June 18, 1840; moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill., in 1853; attended Phillips Exeter Academy,…

Helen Delich BENTLEY, Congress, MD (1923)

BENTLEY, Helen Delich, a Representative from Maryland; born in Ruth, White Pine County, Nev., November 28, 1923; attended the University of Nevada, and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C…

Paul Ranous GREEVER, Congress, WY (1891-1943)

GREEVER, Paul Ranous, a Representative from Wyoming; born in Lansing, Leavenworth County, Kans., September 28, 1891; attended public and high schools, and was graduated from the law department…

Virginia Ann FOXX, Congress, NC (1943)

FOXX, Virginia Ann, a Representative from North Carolina; born in New York, Bronx County, N.Y., June 29, 1943; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1968; M.A.C.T., University of…

Thomas Graves LAWSON, Congress, GA (1835-1912)

LAWSON, Thomas Graves, a Representative from Georgia; born near Eatonton, Putnam County, Ga., on May 2, 1835; attended private schools and was graduated from Mercer University, Macon, Ga., in…

Arthur Byron JENKS, Congress, NH (1866-1947)

JENKS, Arthur Byron, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in West Dennis, Barnstable County, Mass., October 15, 1866; attended the public schools; employed as a shoe worker in 1881;…

diapensia

(Encyclopedia) diapensiadiapensiadīəpĕnˈsēə [key], common name for the Diapensiaceae, a family of low evergreen shrubs native to cool and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The species that…