WATSON, Henry Winfield, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bucks County, Pa., June 24, 1856; educated in private schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced…
WATSON, Lewis Findlay, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Crawford County, Pa., April 14, 1819; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville in 1832;…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922Party: DemocratWATSON, Thomas Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Columbia County, near Thomson, Ga., September 5, 1856; attended the…
WATSON, Walter Allen, a Representative from Virginia; born in Nottoway County, Va., November 25, 1867; attended âold fieldâ school, and was graduated from Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia…
(Encyclopedia) Horvitz, H. Robert (Howard Robert Horivtz), 1947–, American geneticist, b. Chicago, Ill., Ph.D. Harvard, 1974. Horvitz has been a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
(Encyclopedia) Franklin, Sir John, 1786–1847, British explorer in N Canada whose disappearance caused a widespread search of the Arctic. Entering the navy in 1801, he fought in the battle of…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1946Party: DemocratSWIFT, George Robinson, a Senator from Alabama; born at Swift Post Office, Baldwin County, Ala., December 19, 1887; attended the public schools…
BOWEN, John H., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Washington County, Va., in September 1780; attended the schools of Lexington, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…