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Jesse Dashiell PRICE, Congress, MD (1863-1939)

PRICE, Jesse Dashiell, a Representative from Maryland; born in Whitehaven, Somerset (later Wicomico) County, Md., August 15, 1863; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile and…

Thomas Mann RANDOLPH, Congress, VA (1768-1828)

RANDOLPH, Thomas Mann, (son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Tuckahoe,” in Goochland County, Va., October 1, 1768; received his early education from…

Washington National Cathedral

Washington, D.C.Designed in 1990 by George Frederick Bodley and Henry Vaughan photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Washington…

Jim Sheridan

film directorBorn: 2/6/1949Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's troubles. In…

Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman

(Bess)First LadyBorn: 2/13/1885Birthplace: Independence, Missouri Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman was a dutiful hostess as first lady. She oversaw the planning of social engagements, from teas to…

William Reynolds ARCHER, Jr., Congress, TX (1928)

ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., March 22, 1928; attended private schools in Houston and Rice University, 1945-1946; B.B.A. and…

Lucien BAKER, Congress, KS (1846-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1895-1901Party: RepublicanBAKER, Lucien, (brother of John Harris Baker), a Senator from Kansas; born near Cleveland, Fulton County, Ohio, June 8, 1846; moved with his…

Daniel Robert GLICKMAN, Congress, KS (1944)

GLICKMAN, Daniel Robert, a Representative from Kansas; born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kans., November 24, 1944; graduated from Southeast High School, Wichita, Kans., 1962; B.A., University…

Albert Gallatin HAWES, Congress, KY (1804-1849)

HAWES, Albert Gallatin, (brother of Richard Hawes, nephew of Aylett Hawes, granduncle of Harry Bartow Hawes, and cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner), a Representative from Kentucky; born near…