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John LOWELL, Congress, MA (1743-1802)

LOWELL, John, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Newburyport, Mass., June 17, 1743; was graduated from Harvard College in 1760; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1762 and commenced…

Kerry, John Forbes

(Encyclopedia) Kerry, John Forbes, 1943–, U.S. politician, b. Denver, grad. Yale, 1966, Boston College law school, 1976. A decorated navy veteran who served two tours in Vietnam after graduating from…

Donne, John

(Encyclopedia) Donne, JohnDonne, Johndŭn, dŏn [key], 1572–1631, English poet and divine. He is considered the greatest of the metaphysical poets. All of Donne's verse—his love sonnets and his…

John Chester CULVER, Congress, IA (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1975-1981Party: DemocratCULVER, John Chester, a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., August 8, 1932; attended Cedar Rapids…

Franklin, John Hope

(Encyclopedia) Franklin, John Hope, 1915–2009, the dean of 20th-century African-American historians, b. Rentiesville, Okla., grad. Fisk Univ. (A.B., 1935), Harvard (M.A., 1936; Ph.D., 1941). Franklin…

Calvin Dean JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1898-1985)

JOHNSON, Calvin Dean, a Representative from Illinois; born in Fordsville, Ohio County, Ky., November 22, 1898; moved with his parents to St. Clair County, Ill., in 1904, and attended public…

Dean Anderson GALLO, Congress, NJ (1935-1994)

GALLO, Dean Anderson, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hackensack, N.J., November 23, 1935; attended public schools; realtor; president, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council, 1970;…

Dean Milton GILLESPIE, Congress, CO (1884-1949)

GILLESPIE, Dean Milton, a Representative from Colorado; born in Salina, Saline County, Kans., May 3, 1884; attended the public schools and Salina Normal University; engaged in agricultural…

Catherine Dean MAY, Congress, WA (1914-2004)

MAY, Catherine Dean, (later Catherine May Bedell), a Representative from Washington; born Catherine Dean Barnes, May 18, 1914, in Yakima, Wash.; graduated from Yakima Valley Junior College,…

Richard Dean McCARTHY, Congress, NY (1927-1995)

McCARTHY, Richard Dean, a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 24, 1927; graduated from Canisus High School in 1945; Canisus College, Buffalo, N.Y., 1950…