(Encyclopedia) Bradstreet, Anne (Dudley), c.1612–1672, early American poet, b. Northampton, England, considered the first significant woman author in the American colonies. She came to Massachusetts…
(Encyclopedia) Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, American architectural firm founded in 1936 in New York City by Louis Skidmore (1897–1962), Nathaniel A. Owings (1903–84), and John O. Merrill (1896–1975…
Tavernier, Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Tavernier, Bernard, 1941-2021, French film director, b. Lyon, France. Tavernier was the son of a well-known writer/poet, and began his…
(Encyclopedia) Pousette-Dart, Richard, 1916–92, American painter, b. St. Paul, Minn. The son of an artist and a poet and largely self-taught, he was a member of the first generation of abstract…
BOWDON, Franklin Welsh, (uncle of Sydney Johnston Bowie), a Representative from Alabama; born in Chester District, S.C., February 17, 1817; attended the common schools and was graduated from…
BOLAND, Patrick Joseph, (husband of Veronica G. Boland), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., January 6, 1880; attended the parochial schools and St.…
ZENOR, William Taylor, a Representative from Indiana; born near Corydon, Harrison County, Ind., April 30, 1846; attended the common schools and the seminary of James G. May; studied law in New…
OUTLAW, George, (cousin of David Outlaw), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Windsor, Bertie County, N.C., birth date unknown; educated by private teachers and in the common…
THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac), a Representative from Texas; born in Clarendon, Donley County, Tex., July 15, 1958; graduated from Clarendon High School, Clarendon, Tex., 1976; B.A., Texas…
TOWNSEND, Dwight, a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 26, 1826; was educated at the grammar school of Columbia College, New York City; engaged in the sugar business…
