ELBERT, Samuel, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Prince William Parish, S.C., in 1740; engaged in mercantile business in Savannah, Ga.; captain of a grenadier company in 1774; member of the…
COUDERT, Frederic René, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 7, 1898; attended Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia University…
(Encyclopedia) WantaghWantaghwŏnˈtô [key], uninc. residential city (1990 pop. 18,567), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the S shore of Long Island. A causeway leads to Jones Beach State Park.
(Encyclopedia) Pausanias, fl. a.d. 150, traveler and geographer, probably b. Lydia. His Description of Greece is an invaluable source for the topography, monuments, and legends of ancient Greece.…
(Encyclopedia) Seuss, Dr., pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904–91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass, grad. Dartmouth College, studied Lincoln College, Oxford…
McCULLOCH, William Moore, a Representative from Ohio; born near Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio, November 24, 1901; attended the public schools; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; was…
HAGER, Alva Lysander, a Representative from Iowa; born near Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., on October 29, 1850; moved in 1859 to Iowa with his parents, who settled near Cottonville,…
(Encyclopedia) Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe, 1924–1966, Nigerian military officer and political leader. An Igbo from Umuahia, he joined the Nigerian army in 1942 and received military…
Senate Years of Service:
1935-1962
Party:
Democrat
CHAVEZ, Dennis, a Representative and a Senator from New Mexico; born in Los Chavez, Valencia County, N.Mex., April 8, 1888; attended the public…
