BAILEY, John Mosher, a Representative from New York; born in Bethlehem, N.Y., August 24, 1838; attended the public schools, and Hudson River Institute at Claverack, N.Y.; was graduated from…
GARBER, Milton Cline, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Humboldt, Calif., November 30, 1867; was reared on a farm in Iowa; attended the common schools, Upper Iowa University at Fayette…
OWENS, Douglas Wayne, a Representative from Utah; born in Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah, May 2, 1937; graduated from Panguitch High School, Panguitch, Utah, 1955; attended University of…
TORRES, Esteban Edward, a Representative from California; born in Miami, Gila County, Ariz., January 27, 1930; graduated from James A. Garfield High School, East Los Angeles, Calif., 1949;…
BOARMAN, Alexander (Aleck), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., December 10, 1839; lost his parents in infancy and was raised by relatives in Shreveport,…
BOARMAN, Alexander (Aleck), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., December 10, 1839; lost his parents in infancy and was raised by relatives in Shreveport,…
physicist and inventorDied: Feb. 15, 2007 (Boise, Idaho) Inventor who held about 200 U.S. patents, the most famous of which was the first wireless television…
(Encyclopedia) Villars, Claude Louis Hector, duc deVillars, Claude Louis Hector, duc deklōd lwē ĕktôrˈ dük də vēlärˈ [key], 1653–1734, marshal of France, the last of the great generals of Louis XIV.…
Learn about the history of third party participation in U.S. elections.
Sources: Ralph Nader: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin; Eugene Debs: AP Photo; Victoria Woodhull: WikiCommons; Theodore…
PRICE, Hiram, a Representative from Iowa; born in Washington County, Pa., January 10, 1814; attended the common schools; was engaged in agricultural pursuits on his fatherâs farm for several…
