HIGHTOWER, Jack English, a Representative from Texas; born in Memphis, Hall County, Tex., September 6, 1926; B.A., Baylor University, 1949; LL.B., Baylor University, 1951; LL.M., University of…
METCALF, Jack, a Representative from Washington; born in Marysville, Snohomish County, Wash., November 30, 1927; B.A. and B.Ed., Pacific Lutheran University, 1951; M.A., University of…
(Encyclopedia) Rhodes, James FordRhodes, James Fordrōdz [key], 1848–1927, American historian, b. Ohio City (now part of Cleveland). While studying in Europe he visited ironworks and steelworks in…
(Encyclopedia) Beer, Thomas, 1889–1940, American author, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, grad. Yale, 1911, and studied law at Columbia, 1911–13. He is best remembered for his biographies of Stephen Crane (…
(Encyclopedia) standpatters, in U.S. history, term used early in the 20th cent. to designate conservatives in the Republican party as against the Insurgents or progressive Republicans. The term is…
QUINN, John Francis (Jack), a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 13, 1951; B.A., Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., 1973, M.A., State University of New York,…
QUINN, John Francis (Jack), a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 13, 1951; B.A., Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., 1973, M.A., State University of New York…
Senate Years of Service: 1997- Party: Democrat REED, John F. (Jack), a Representative and a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., November 12, 1949; attended St. Matthew’s…
Senate Years of Service: 1997-Party: DemocratREED, John F. (Jack), a Senator and a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., November 12, 1949; attended St. Matthewâs…