Senate Years of Service: 1875-1876Party: DemocratENGLISH, James Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., March 13, 1812; attended the common schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1925Party: RepublicanBURSUM, Holm Olaf, a Senator from New Mexico; born at Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, February 10, 1867; attended the public schools; moved…
MORTON, Rogers Clark Ballard, (brother of Thruston B. Morton), a Representative from Maryland; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 19, 1914; attended the public schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1957-1989Party: DemocratPROXMIRE, William, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Lake Forest, Lake Forest County, Ill., November 11, 1915; attended the public schools of…
RAINEY, Joseph Hayne, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., June 21, 1832; received a limited schooling; followed the trade of barber until 1862,…
PAUL, Ronald Ernest, (father of Rand Paul), a Representative from Texas; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., August 20, 1935; graduated from Dormont High School, Dormont, Pa., 1953; B.A…
Senate Years of Service: 1945-1981Party: RepublicanYOUNG, Milton Ruben, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Berlin, La Moure County, N.Dak., on December 6, 1897; attended the public schools…
(Encyclopedia) Porter, George, Baron Porter of Luddenham, 1920–2002, British chemist, b. Stainforth, England, grad. Leeds Univ., Ph.D. Cambridge, 1949. After serving as a radar officer during World…
(Encyclopedia) Golding, William (Sir William Gerald Golding), 1911–93, English novelist, grad. Oxford (B.A. 1934). Praised for his highly imaginative and original writings, Golding was basically…
World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of May 2009. Longshot Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby (May 2): A 50–1…
