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Florian LAMPERT, Congress, WI (1863-1930)

LAMPERT, Florian, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in West Bend, Washington County, Wis., July 8, 1863; attended the public schools; moved with his widowed mother to Oshkosh, Winnebago…

Joseph Carlton LOSER, Congress, TN (1892-1984)

LOSER, Joseph Carlton, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., October 1, 1892; educated in the public schools and the Y.M.C.A. Law School; member of…

Joseph DICKSON, Congress, NC (1745-1825)

DICKSON, Joseph, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Chester County, Pa., in April 1745; moved with his parents to Rowan County, N.C., and was reared and educated there; engaged in…

Robert Nelson CLEMENT, Congress, TN (1943)

CLEMENT, Robert Nelson, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., September 23, 1943; graduated from Hillsboro High School, Nashville, Tenn., 1962; B.S.,…

Thomas Beverley EVANS, Jr., Congress, DE (1931)

EVANS, Thomas Beverley, Jr., a Representative from Delaware; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 5, 1931; attended the public schools of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Seaford, Del.,…

Tait, Archibald Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Tait, Archibald Campbell, 1811–82, British churchman, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Edinburgh. He grew up a Presbyterian, but he early decided to enter the ministry of the Church of…

Grange, Red

(Encyclopedia) Grange, Red (Harold Edward Grange), 1903–91, American football player, b. Forksville, Pa. Grange was All-America halfback at the Univ. of Illinois (1923–25). After a spectacular…

Fugard, Athol

(Encyclopedia) Fugard, Athol (Athol Harold Lanigan Fugard)Fugard, Atholätōlˈ fy&oomacr;ˈgard, f&oomacr;– [key], 1932–, South African playwright, actor, and director. In 1965 he became…