Senate Years of Service: 1954-1957Party: RepublicanBENDER, George Harrison, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 29, 1896; attended the public schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1933Party: DemocratBROUSSARD, Edwin Sidney, (brother of Robert Foligny Broussard), a Senator from Louisiana; born near Loreauville, in Iberia Parish, La.,…
(Encyclopedia) Knox, Philander ChaseKnox, Philander Chasefəlănˈdər [key], 1853–1921, U.S. cabinet member, b. Brownsville, Pa. He built up a fortune as a corporation lawyer in Pittsburgh. He was…
(Encyclopedia) White, Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894–1910), 9th chief justice of the United States (1910–21), b. Lafourche parish, La. He attended the…
MAILLIARD, William Somers, a Representative from California; born in Belvedere, Marin County, Calif., June 10, 1917; attended elementary and secondary schools in the San Francisco Bay area,…
BARTHOLDT, Richard, a Representative from Missouri; born in Schleiz, Germany, November 2, 1855; attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium); immigrated to the United States in…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1924Party: RepublicanCOLT, LeBaron Bradford, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Dedham, Dedham County, Mass., June 25, 1846; attended the public schools and…
BRITT, James Jefferson, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Unico County, near Johnson City, Tenn., March 4, 1861; attended the common schools and studied under private tutors;…
Senate Years of Service: 1974-1974; 1976-1995Party: Democrat; DemocratMETZENBAUM, Howard Morton, a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 4, 1917; graduated, Ohio…
(Encyclopedia) Ardern, Jacinda Kate Laurell, 1980–, New Zealand political leader. A member of the Labor party, she worked for Prime Minister Helen Clark and for British prime minister Tony Blair and…
