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David Lyle BOREN, Congress, OK (1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1994 Party: Democrat BOREN, David Lyle, (son of Lyle H. Boren; father of Daniel D. Boren), a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1941;…

John Daly Biography

film producerDied: 7 November 2008Best Known as: British-born Academy Award-winning film producer Birthplace: London, England John Daly was a British-born movie…

Davis, John William

(Encyclopedia) Davis, John William, 1873–1955, American lawyer and public official, b. Clarksburg, W.Va. Admitted (1895) to the bar, he taught (1896–97) at Washington and Lee Univ. and later…

David BARTON, Congress, MO (1783-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1831Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; Adams Democrat; Anti-JacksonianBARTON, David, a Senator from Missouri; born near Greeneville, N.C. (now…

David WILMOT, Congress, PA (1814-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1863Party: RepublicanWILMOT, David, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Bethany, Pa., January 20, 1814; completed preparatory studies in the…

McPhee, John Angus

(Encyclopedia) McPhee, John Angus, 1931–, American journalist and nonfiction writer, b. Princeton, N.J., A.B. Princeton, 1953. He was an editor at Time magazine (1957–64) before becoming (1965) a…

Marshall, John

(Encyclopedia) Marshall, John, 1755–1835, American jurist, 4th chief justice of the United States (1801–35), b. Virginia. Marshall in his arguments drew much from his colleagues, especially his…

David Levy YULEE, Congress, FL (1810-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1851; 1855-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratYULEE, David Levy, a Delegate and a Senator from Florida; born David Levy in St. Thomas, West Indies, June 12, 1810; at…

Hay, John Milton

(Encyclopedia) Hay, John Milton, 1838–1905, American author and statesman who was an important political figure from the mid-19th cent. into the early 20th cent.; b. Salem, Ind., grad. Brown. He…

John Birch Society

(Encyclopedia) John Birch Society, ultraconservative, anti-Communist organization in the United States. It was founded in Dec., 1958, by manufacturer Robert Welch, headquartered in Belmont, Mass.,…