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Leidy, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Leidy, JosephLeidy, Josephlīˈdē [key], 1823–91, American scientist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania medical school. From 1853 he taught anatomy at his alma mater. He was…

Milton Ruben YOUNG, Congress, ND (1897-1983)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1981Party: RepublicanYOUNG, Milton Ruben, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Berlin, La Moure County, N.Dak., on December 6, 1897; attended the public schools…

John MOSES, Congress, ND (1885-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1945Party: DemocratMOSES, John, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Strand, Norway, June 12, 1885; attended the public schools and graduated from Junior College…

Philo HALL, Congress, SD (1865-1938)

HALL, Philo, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Wilton, Waseca County, Minn., December 31, 1865; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1887 and…

George Stanley McGOVERN, Congress, SD (1922)

Senate Years of Service: 1963-1981Party: DemocratMcGOVERN, George Stanley, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Avon, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., July 19, 1922; attended the…

John Blair Smith TODD, Congress, DK (1814-1872)

TODD, John Blair Smith, a Delegate from the Territory of Dakota; born in Lexington, Ky., April 4, 1814; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1827; attended private schools; was graduated from…

William WILLIAMSON, Congress, SD (1875-1972)

WILLIAMSON, William, a Representative from South Dakota; born near New Sharon, Mahaska County, Iowa, October 7, 1875; moved with his parents to Plankinton, Aurora County, S.Dak., in 1882;…

Butler, Pierce

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Pierce, 1866–1939, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1923–39), b. Dakota co., Minn. Admitted (1888) to the bar, he practiced in St. Paul, specialized in railroad law…

George Arthur MATHEWS, Congress, DK (1852-1941)

MATHEWS, George Arthur, a Delegate from the Territory of Dakota; born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 4, 1852; attended the common schools, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa, in…