(Encyclopedia) Wurster, William Wilson, 1895–1973, American architect, b. Stockton, Calif. Wurster was a major designer of town and country dwellings in the roomy and comfortable West Coast aesthetic…
(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…
(Encyclopedia) Steer, Philip Wilson, 1860–1942, English landscape painter. Steer worked largely in the tradition of French impressionist painting and was considered the greatest English landscape…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron, 1881–1964, British field marshal. He served in the South African War and World War I and in 1939 became commander of the British forces in…
SPEIER, Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (Jackie), a Representative from California; born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, Calif., May 14, 1950; graduated from Mercy High School, Burlingame,…
WILSON, Alexander, a Representative from Virginia; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1803 and 1804; elected…
WILSON, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; birth date unknown; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1819); death date unknown.…
actorBorn: September 25, 1973Birthplace: Gold Beach OregonBest Known as: Veronica, Adam Sandlerâs teacher in Billy Madison, also the wife of tennis champion Pete Sampras…
NESBITT, Wilson, a Representative from South Carolina; birth date unknown; resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; attended the common schools and was a student at South Carolina…
