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Indicates a sudden break or abrupt change in continuity: “If—if you'll just let me ex-plain—” the student stammered. And the problem—if there really is one—can then be solved.Sets apart an…

Samuel ADAMS, Congress, MA (1722-1803)

ADAMS, Samuel, (uncle of Joseph Allen; granduncle of Charles Allen; cousin of John Adams), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 27, 1722; graduated from Harvard…

Charles Eugene BELKNAP, Congress, MI (1846-1929)

BELKNAP, Charles Eugene, a Representative from Michigan; born in Massena, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., October 17, 1846; attended the common schools; Twenty-first Regiment, Michigan Volunteer…

Gregory W. MEEKS, Congress, NY (1953)

MEEKS, Gregory W., a Representative from New York; born in East Harlem, New York County, N.Y., September 25, 1953; graduated from Julia Richman High School, New York, N.Y., 1971; B.A., Adelphi…

Paul BROWN, Congress, GA (1880-1961)

BROWN, Paul, a Representative from Georgia; born near Hartwell, Hart County, Ga., March 31, 1880; attended the public schools; was graduated in 1901 from the Lumpkin Law School, University of…

Michael Joseph HARRINGTON, Congress, MA (1936)

HARRINGTON, Michael Joseph, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., September 2, 1936; graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, Mass., 1954; B.…

John Irving WHALLEY, Congress, PA (1902-1980)

WHALLEY, John Irving, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Barnesboro, Cambria County, Pa., September 14, 1902; attended the public schools and Cambria Rowe Business College; engaged in…