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Thomas Henry DALE, Congress, PA (1846-1912)

DALE, Thomas Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Daleville, Lackawanna County, Pa., June 12, 1846; attended the public schools and Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; during the…

James Dale STRAWBRIDGE, Congress, PA (1824-1890)

STRAWBRIDGE, James Dale, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Liberty Township, Montour County, Pa., April 7, 1824; attended the common schools; was graduated from Princeton College in…

Robert Dale PRICE, Congress, TX (1927-2004)

PRICE, Robert Dale, a Representative from Texas; born in Reading, Lyon County, Kans., September 7, 1927; educated in the public schools of Reading, Kans.; B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1951…

Lemuel Dale EVANS, Congress, TX (1810-1877)

EVANS, Lemuel Dale, a Representative from Texas; born in Tennessee January 8, 1810; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to Marshall, Tex., in 1843 and engaged in the practice of law…

Ernest Willard GIBSON, Congress, VT (1872-1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1940Party: RepublicanGIBSON, Ernest Willard, (father of Ernest William Gibson, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Londonderry, Windham…

John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.

philanthropistBorn: 1/29/1874Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Following in his father's philanthropic footsteps, Rockefeller spent his life giving away the vast fortune amassed by his father. His legacy…

Thomas John Watson, Jr.

computer industry executiveBorn: 1/8/1914Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Though he won a deferment by serving in the Air Force in World War II, Watson was destined to follow in his father's footsteps as…

Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.

OphthalmologistBorn: 8/7/1932Birthplace: Kentucky Born in Kentucky, Maurice Rabb earned a B.S. in 1954, and an M.D. in 1958 from the University of Louisville. In an impressive medical career, Rabb…

Virgil Garnett Trice, Jr.

chemical engineerBorn: 2/3/1926Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind. Virgil Trice earned both B.S. and M.S. degrees from Purdue University in 1945. He also received an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from…

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his theory of education reform,…