SPRINGER, Raymond Smiley, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm in Rush County, near Dunreith, Ind., April 26, 1882; attended the public schools, Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., and…
SHELTON, Samuel Azariah, a Representative from Missouri; born near Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Ala., September 3, 1858; moved with his widowed mother to Webster County, Mo., in 1869; attended…
DUDLEY, Edward Bishop, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C., December 15, 1789; attended the local academy; member of the State house of commons…
GRAY, Finly Hutchinson, a Representative from Indiana; born near Orange, Fayette County, Ind., July 21, 1863; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1892 and…
(Encyclopedia) Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith Chesterton), 1874–1936, English author. Conservative, even reactionary, in his thinking, Chesterton was a convert (1922) to Roman Catholicism and its…
CARMICHAEL, Archibald Hill, a Representative from Alabama; born near Sylvan Grove in Dale County, Ala., June 17, 1864; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…
WARD, Aaron, (uncle of Elijah Ward), a Representative from New York; was born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), N.Y., on July 5, 1790; completed preparatory studies in Mount Pleasant Academy;…
ELLIOTT, Richard Nash, a Representative from Indiana; born near Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., April 25, 1873; attended the common schools; taught school three years; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th BaronDe la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Barondĕlˈəwər [key], 1577–1618, English colonial governor of Virginia. He saw fighting in the Netherlands and was…
STULL, Howard William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born on a farm near Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., April 11, 1876; attended the public schools, Johnstown High School, and State…
