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The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…
BRADY, Robert A., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 7, 1945; graduated from St. Thomas More High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; union official;…
BOCCIERI, John A., a Representative from Ohio; born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 5, 1969; graduated from Ursuline High School, Youngstown, Ohio, 1988; B.S., St. Bonaventure…
Senate Years of Service: 1997-2009Party: RepublicanALLARD, A. Wayne, a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Fort Collins, Colo., December 2, 1943; attended the public schools in…
BARCIA, James A., a Representative from Michigan; born in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., February 25, 1952; B.A., Saginaw Valley State College, University Center, Mich., 1974; staff assistant to…
BARNHART, Henry A., a Representative from Indiana; born near Twelve Mile, Cass County, Ind., September 11, 1858; attended the common schools, Amboy Academy, and Wabash Normal Training School;…
Senate Years of Service: 2007-Party: RepublicanBARRASSO, John A., a Senator from Wyoming; born on July 21, 1952, in Reading, Penn.; graduated Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., B.S. 1974…
WEBSTER, Daniel A., a Representative from Florida; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 27, 1949; B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971; business owner; member…
