ELLSWORTH, Robert Fred, a Representative from Kansas; born in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kans., June 11, 1926; attended the Lawrence, Kans., schools; graduated with a B.S. degree from the…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1927Party: RepublicanCAMERON, Ralph Henry, a Delegate and a Senator from Arizona; born in Southport, Lincoln County, Maine, October 21, 1863; attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1869-1875; 1879-1881Party: Republican; RepublicanCARPENTER, Matthew Hale, a Senator from Wisconsin; born Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter in Moretown, Washington…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1976Party: RepublicanHRUSKA, Roman Lee, a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born in David City, Butler County, Nebr., August 16, 1904; attended the…
MERCER, Charles Fenton, (cousin of Robert Selden Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born in Fredericksburg, Va., June 16, 1778; was graduated from Princeton College in 1797; took a…
QUEZON, Manuel Luis, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Baler, Province of Tayabas, Philippine Islands, August 19, 1878; attended the public schools and the College…
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(Encyclopedia) Wilde, Oscar (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde), 1854–1900, Irish author and wit, b. Dublin. He is most famous for his sophisticated, brilliantly witty plays, which were the first…