(Encyclopedia) Steinbeck, John, 1902–68, American writer, b. Salinas, Calif., studied at Stanford. He is probably best remembered for his strong sociological novel The Grapes of Wrath, considered one…
(Encyclopedia) Hobson, John Atkinson, 1858–1940, English economist and journalist. He achieved wide popularity as a lecturer and writer. Criticizing classical economics, which centered on man's…
(Encyclopedia) Nevin, John Williamson, 1803–86, American theologian and educator, b. near Strasburg, Pa., grad. Union College, 1821, and Princeton Theological Seminary, 1826. He was professor of…
WAIT, John Turner, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New London, Conn., August 27, 1811; moved with his mother to Norwich, Conn.; attended the common schools and Trinity College,…
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859Party: Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing)THOMPSON, John Burton, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near…
Senate Years of Service: 1836-1840Party: Anti-Jacksonian; WhigSPENCE, John Selby, (uncle of Thomas Ara Spence), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born near Snow Hill, Worcester…
JOHNSON, John Telemachus, (brother of James Johnson and Richard Mentor Johnson and uncle of Robert Ward Johnson), a Representative from Kentucky; born at Great Crossings, Scott County, Ky.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917Party: DemocratKERN, John Worth, a Senator from Indiana; born in Alto, Howard County, Ind., December 20, 1849; attended the common schools and the normal…
(Encyclopedia) Finlay, Carlos JuanFinlay, Carlos Juankärˈlōs hwän fēnlī [key], or Charles John FinlayFinlay, Carlos Juanfĭnˈlē [key], 1833–1915, Cuban physician of Scottish and French descent;…
(Encyclopedia) Holmes, John HaynesHolmes, John Hayneshōmz [key], 1879–1964, American clergyman, b. Philadelphia, grad. Harvard, 1902, and Harvard Divinity School, 1904. For 42 years (1907–49) he was…
