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James (Doc) Counsilman

Born: Dec. 28, 1920Swimming coached Indiana men's swim team to 6 NCAA championships (1968-73); coached the 1964 and '76 U.S. men's Olympic teams that won a combined 21 of 24 gold medals; in 1979…

Augusta Christine Fells Savage

sculptorBorn: 1892Birthplace: Green Cove Springs, Florida A major Harlem Renaissance figure, Savage began creating clay figures as a child, but she did not begin formal art studies until she moved…

Landor, Walter Savage

(Encyclopedia) Landor, Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and essayist, educated at Oxford. After a quarrel with his father, he went to live in Wales, where he wrote the epic poem Gebir (1798).…

Savage, Minot Judson

(Encyclopedia) Savage, Minot JudsonSavage, Minot Judsonmīˈnət [key], 1841–1918, American Unitarian clergyman and writer, b. Norridgewock, Maine. After serving for nine years in the ministry of the…

Gus SAVAGE, Congress, IL (1925)

SAVAGE, Gus, a Representative from Illinois; born in Detroit, Mich., October 30, 1925; attended the public schools of Chicago; graduated from Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, Ill., 1943…

Doc HASTINGS, Congress, WA (1941)

HASTINGS, Doc, a Representative from Washington; born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., February 7, 1941; graduated from Pasco High School, Pasco, Wash., 1959; attended Columbia Basin College,…

John SAVAGE, Congress, NY (1779-1863)

SAVAGE, John, a Representative from New York; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., February 22, 1779; attended the common schools; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in…

Charles Raymon SAVAGE, Congress, WA (1906-1976)

SAVAGE, Charles Raymon, a Representative from Washington; born on a farm at La Farge, Vernon County, Wis., April 12, 1906; attended the public schools; took special courses in mechanics,…

John Houston SAVAGE, Congress, TN (1815-1904)

SAVAGE, John Houston, a Representative from Tennessee; born in McMinnville, Tenn., on October 9, 1815; attended the common schools; served as a private in the Seminole War; studied law; was…

John Simpson SAVAGE, Congress, OH (1841-1884)

SAVAGE, John Simpson, a Representative from Ohio; born in Clermont County, Ohio, October 30, 1841; attended the public schools; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1865 and…