CITRON, William Michael, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., August 29, 1896; moved with his parents to Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., in 1899; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1965Party: RepublicanKEATING, Kenneth Barnard, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., May 18, 1900; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1960-1967Party: DemocratNEUBERGER, Maurine Brown, (wife of Richard L. Neuberger), a Senator from Oregon; born Maurine Brown, January 9, 1907, in Cloverdale, Tillamook…
Senate Years of Service: 1889-1895Party: RepublicanWASHBURN, William Drew, (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, and Cadwallader Colden Washburn), a Representative and a…
WASHBURNE, Elihu Benjamin, (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Cadwallader Colden Washburn, and William Drew Washburn), a Representative from Illinois; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County,…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1940Party: DemocratPITTMAN, Key, a Senator from Nevada; born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., September 12, 1872; educated by private tutors and at the…
(Encyclopedia) Sharon, ArielSharon, Arielärˈēĕl shärōnˈ [key], 1928–2014, Israeli general and politician, b. Kfar Malal as Ariel Scheinerman. As a teenager he joined the Haganah, the underground…
(Encyclopedia) JonahJonahjōˈnə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It tells the story of a prophet called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. According to the Second Book of Kings,…
(Encyclopedia) MerneptahMerneptahmĕrnĕpˈtä [key], d. c.1215 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XIX dynasty; son and successor of Ramses II. He succeeded (1224 b.c.) to the throne when he was already…
