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Lemuel Willard ROYSE, Congress, IN (1847-1946)

ROYSE, Lemuel Willard, a Representative from Indiana; born near Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Ind., January 19, 1847; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1874…

Willard WARNER, Congress, AL (1826-1906)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1871Party: RepublicanWARNER, Willard, a Senator from Alabama; born in Granville, Licking County, Ohio, on September 4, 1826; attended a country school near…

Willard IVES, Congress, NY (1806-1896)

IVES, Willard, a Representative from New York; born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., July 7, 1806; attended the common schools, also Belleville (N.Y.) Academy, and Lowville (N.Y.) Academy…

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

(Encyclopedia) Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, astronomical observatory located 35 mi (56 km) S of Tucson, Ariz., at an altitude of 8,500 ft (2,590 m). It is operated jointly by the Smithsonian…

Fred WAMPLER, Congress, IN (1909-1999)

WAMPLER, Fred, a Representative from Indiana; born in Carriers Mills, Saline County, Ill., October 15, 1909; B.A., Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind., 1931; M. Ed., Indiana State…

Willard Preble HALL, Congress, MO (1820-1882)

HALL, Willard Preble, (brother of William Augustus Hall and uncle of Uriel Sebree Hall), a Representative from Missouri; born at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 9…

Samuel Willard BEAKES, Congress, MI (1861-1927)

BEAKES, Samuel Willard, a Representative from Michigan; born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861; attended Wallkill Academy, Middletown, N.Y.; was graduated from the law…

Willard Sevier CURTIN, Congress, PA (1905-1996)

CURTIN, Willard Sevier, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 28, 1905; moved to Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., with his parents in 1911; attended…

Raymond Willard KARST, Congress, MO (1902-1987)

KARST, Raymond Willard, a Representative from Missouri; born in South St. Louis, Mo., December 31, 1902; attended Wyman grade school and St. Louis Academy; was graduated from the law school of…

Edgar Willard HIESTAND, Congress, CA (1888-1970)

HIESTAND, Edgar Willard, a Representative from California; born in Chicago, Ill., December 3, 1888; attended the public schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1910; during the First…