(Encyclopedia) Cushing, Caleb, 1800–1879, American statesman, b. Salisbury, Mass. After practicing law he served in the Massachusetts state legislature and later in Congress (1835–43). A loyal Whig,…
Senate Years of Service: 1816-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanTAYLOR, Waller, a Senator from Indiana; born in Lunenburg County, Va., before 1786; attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1922-1922Party: RepublicanRAWSON, Charles Augustus, a Senator from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Iowa, May 29, 1867; attended the public schools and Grinnell (Iowa)…
DOUGHERTY, John, a Representative from Missouri; born in Iatan, Platte County, Mo., February 25, 1857; moved with his parents the same year to Liberty, Clay County, Mo.; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPARROTT, John Fabyan, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., August 8…
McLEAN, Alney, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Burke County, N.C., June 10, 1779; pursued preparatory studies; moved to Kentucky; appointed surveyor of Muhlenberg County in 1799 and…
(Encyclopedia) Norman, Montagu Collet, 1st Baron Norman of St. Clere, 1871–1950, English financier. He was governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944, a tenure of office that broke all…
(Encyclopedia) slipware, pottery decorated with various colors of slip, a thin mixture of clay and water. Slip may form a design on a contrasting background, or lines may be scratched through a…
GOSSETT, Ed Lee, a Representative from Texas; born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902; moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled…
DAVIS, Robert Wyche, a Representative from Florida; born near Albany, Lee County, Ga., March 15, 1849; attended the common schools; enlisted in 1863 in the Fifth Georgia Regiment of the…
