(Encyclopedia) Macleod, John James RickardMacleod, John James Rickardrĭkˈərd [key]Macleod, John James Rickard məkloudˈ [key], 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist, educated at Aberdeen and Leipzig. He…
(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, James McGill, Jr., 1919–2012, American economist, b. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. After teaching at the universities of Tennessee, Florida State,…
(Encyclopedia) Oglethorpe, James EdwardOglethorpe, James Edwardōˈgəlthôrp [key], 1696–1785, English general and philanthropist, founder of the American colony of Georgia. He had some military…
Robert Anacletus UnderwoodLila Meade ValentineValmikiNydia VelázquezAnn M. VenemanJesse VenturaHenry WadeAn WangNancy Ward Maxine Waters(Alyce) Faye WattletonJ. C. WattsJohn and Eliza WebbEmmeline…
(Encyclopedia) Hill, James Jerome, 1838–1916, American railroad builder, b. Ontario, Canada. He went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1856. He became a partner of Norman Kittson in a steamboat line and, with…
ERK, Edmund Frederick, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allegheny City (now North Side, Pittsburgh), Pa., April 17, 1872; attended the public schools; engaged extensively in…
(Encyclopedia) Garfield, James Abram, 1831–81, 20th President of the United States (Mar.–Sept., 1881). Born on a frontier farm in Cuyahoga co., Ohio, he spent his early years in poverty. As a youth…
Senate Years of Service: 1983- Party: Democrat BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis, Jr. (Jeff), a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Paso, Tex., October 3, 1943; attended public schools of Silver City, N.…
Senate Years of Service: 1983-Party: DemocratBINGAMAN, Jesse Francis, Jr. (Jeff), a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Paso, Tex., October 3, 1943; attended public schools of Silver City, N.…
