BURTNESS, Olger Burton, a Representative from North Dakota; born on a farm near Mekinock, Grand Forks County, N.Dak., March 14, 1884; attended the country school; was graduated from the…
(Encyclopedia) Boswell, James, 1740–95, Scottish author, b. Edinburgh; son of a distinguished judge. At his father's insistence the young Boswell reluctantly studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1766…
MARSHALL, Thomas Frank, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Hannibal, Marion County, Mo., March 7, 1854; attended the common schools and the State normal school at Platteville, Grant…
MARTIN, Eben Wever, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, April 12, 1855; attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell College, Mount…
Senate Years of Service: 1948-1948Party: RepublicanBUSHFIELD, Vera Cahalan, (wife of Harlan J. Bushfield), a Senator from South Dakota; born in Miller, Hand County, S.Dak., August 9, 1889;…
KLEPPE, Thomas Savig, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Kintyre, Emmons County, N. Dak., July 1, 1919; graduated from Valley City High School, Valley City, N. Dak., 1936; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806–81, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1866–69), b. Harrison co., Ky. One of the organizers of the Republican party in Illinois, Browning helped secure his…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1943Party: DemocratBULOW, William John, a Senator from South Dakota; born on a farm near Moscow, Clermont County, Ohio, January 13, 1869; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1936-1938Party: DemocratHITCHCOCK, Herbert Emery, a Senator from South Dakota; born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, August 22, 1867; attended public schools in…
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987Party: RepublicanANDREWS, Mark, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Cass County, N.Dak., May 19, 1926; attended the public schools;…