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Nathan MILLER, Congress, RI (1743-1790)

MILLER, Nathan, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Warren, R.I., March 20, 1743; attended a private school; merchant and shipbuilder; deputy to the general assembly, 1772-1774, 1780, 1782,…

Pleasant Moorman MILLER, Congress, TN (1849)

MILLER, Pleasant Moorman, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., birth date unknown; moved to Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn., in 1796, and thence to…

Warner MILLER, Congress, NY (1838-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887Party: RepublicanMILLER, Warner, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Hannibal, Oswego County, N.Y., August 12, 1838; attended the common…

Warren MILLER, Congress, WV (1847-1920)

MILLER, Warren, a Representative from West Virginia; born at Apple Grove, Meigs County, Ohio, April 2, 1847; moved about 1850 to that portion of Virginia which later became West Virginia and…

Zell Bryan MILLER, Congress, GA (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 2000-2005Party: DemocratMILLER, Zell Bryan, a Senator from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Georgia, on February 24, 1932; graduated Young Harris College 1951; served in…

Philip Miller CRANE, Congress, IL (1930)

CRANE, Philip Miller, (brother of Rep. Daniel Bever Crane), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 3, 1930; attended DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind…

Dyson, Sir Frank Watson

(Encyclopedia) Dyson, Sir Frank WatsonDyson, Sir Frank Watsondīˈsən [key], 1868–1939, English astronomer, b. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, grad. Cambridge. He was astronomer royal of Scotland (1905–10) and of…

O'Malley, Frank Ward

(Encyclopedia) O'Malley, Frank Ward, 1875–1932, American newspaperman, b. Pittston, Pa. As reporter (1906–19) for the New York Sun he was especially noted for his stories of humor and pathos. Among…

Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr., 1868–1953, American art critic and teacher, b. Deep River, Conn., grad. Williams, 1889, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1892. He taught (1893–1900) at Williams and was…

Brangwyn, Sir Frank William

(Encyclopedia) Brangwyn, Sir Frank WilliamBrangwyn, Sir Frank Williambrăngˈwĭn [key], 1867–1956, British painter, etcher, and designer, b. Belgium (to British parents). In his youth he worked in the…