(Encyclopedia) Richards, Gordon, 1904–86, British jockey. He began as a stable apprentice in 1919. From the mid-1920s until his retirement in 1954, he was the championship jockey of England 26 times…
STOLL, Philip Henry, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Little Rock, Marion (now Dillon) County, S.C., November 5, 1874; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wofford…
(Encyclopedia) RheinsbergRheinsbergrīnsˈbĕrk [key], town, Potsdam dist., NE Germany. It is a tourist and manufacturing center. The rococo palace in Rheinsberg was the residence (1736–40) of Crown…
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of historical biographiesBorn: 1/4/1943Birthplace: Rockville Centre, New York Goodwin has won wide praise for her meticulous, in-depth research and her ability to…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1883Party: IndependentDAVIS, David, (cousin of Henry Winter Davis), a Senator from Illinois; born near Cecilton, Cecil County, Md., March 9, 1815; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1875Party: DemocratHAGER, John Sharpenstein, a Senator from California; born near Morristown, in German Valley, Morris County, N.J., March 12, 1818; completed…
CRITTENDEN, Thomas Theodore, (nephew of John Jordan Crittenden), a Representative from Missouri; born near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., January 1, 1832; attended the primary schools at…
COLFAX, Schuyler, a Representative from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born in New York City March 23, 1823; attended the common schools; in 1836 moved with his parents to…
Senate Years of Service: 1889-1901Party: RepublicanWOLCOTT, Edward Oliver, a Senator from Colorado; born in Long Meadow, Hampden County, Mass., March 26, 1848; attended the common schools;…
