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Thomas Watkins LIGON, Congress, MD (1810-1881)

LIGON, Thomas Watkins, a Representative from Maryland; born near Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., May 10, 1810; attended Hampden-Sidney College and the University of Virginia at…

Henry SNAPP, Congress, IL (1822-1895)

SNAPP, Henry, (father of Howard Malcolm Snapp), a Representative from Illinois; born in Livonia, Livingston County, N.Y., June 30, 1822; moved with his parents to Rochester, N.Y., in 1825;…

Spencer Darwin PETTIS, Congress, MO (1802-1829)

PETTIS, Spencer Darwin, a Representative from Missouri; born in Culpeper County, Va., in 1802; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1824 and commenced…

Frank PALLONE, Jr., Congress, NJ (1951)

PALLONE, Frank, Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., October 30, 1951; B.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., 1973; M.A., Fletcher School of…

Patsy Cline

(Virginia Patterson Hensley)country musicianBorn: 9/8/1932Birthplace: Winchester, Va. America fell in love with Cline's achy-breaky voice after seeing her perform “Walkin' After Midnight” on Arthur…

Elwood Haynes HILLIS, Congress, IN (1926)

HILLIS, Elwood Haynes, a Representative from Indiana; born in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., March 6, 1926; attended Kokomo public schools; graduated from Culver Military Academy, 1944; B.S.,…

Hart Benton HOLTON, Congress, MD (1835-1907)

HOLTON, Hart Benton, a Representative from Maryland; born near Elkton, Cecil County, Md., October 13, 1835; attended the common schools and Hopewell Academy, Chester, Pa.; moved to Baltimore,…

Edwin Bruce BROOKS, Congress, IL (1868-1933)

BROOKS, Edwin Bruce, (cousin of Edmund Howard Hinshaw), a Representative from Illinois; born in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., September 20, 1868; attended the public schools, and was graduated…