FLOYD, John, a Representative from Georgia; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., October 3, 1769; learned the carpenterâs trade; moved in 1791 with his father to Camden County, Ga., and…
FLOYD, John, a Representative from Virginia; born at Floyds Station, near the present city of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. (then a part of Virginia), April 24, 1783; pursued an academic…
FLOYD, John, a Representative from Georgia; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., October 3, 1769; learned the carpenter’s trade; moved in 1791 with his father to Camden County, Ga., and…
FLOYD, William, (grandfather of John Gelston Floyd), a Delegate and a Representative from New York; born in Brookhaven, Long Island, N.Y., December 17, 1734; pursued an academic course; served…
HATCHER, Charles Floyd, a Representative from Georgia; born in Doerun, Colquitt County, Ga., July 1, 1939; attended the public schools; B.S., Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, 1965; J.D.,…
FITHIAN, Floyd James, a Representative from Indiana; born in Vesta, Johnson County, Nebr., November 3, 1928; graduated from Vesta High School, Vesta, Nebr., 1947; B.A., Peru State College,…
FLAKE, Floyd Harold, a Representative from New York; born in Los Angeles, Calif., January 30, 1945; attended public schools in Houston, Tex.; B.A., Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio,…
(Encyclopedia) Black Sox scandal, episode in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox, the American League champions, were banned from baseball in 1921 for having conspired with gamblers to throw…
(Encyclopedia) bicycle racing or cycling, an internationally popular sport conducted on closed courses or the open road. Track racing takes place at a velodrome, usually a banked 1,093.6 ft (.333 km…
SPENCE, Floyd Davidson, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., April 9, 1928; graduated from Lexington High School, Lexington, S.C.; B.A., University of…
