Senate Years of Service: 1953-1960Party: DemocratKENNEDY, John Fitzgerald, (brother of Edward M. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, and uncle of Joseph Patrick…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Henry John Stephen, 1826–83, British mathematician. He was a lecturer in mathematics (1850–73) and, from 1860 to 1883, Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford. He is especially…
(Encyclopedia) Geary, John WhiteGeary, John Whitegērˈē [key], 1819–73, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Mt. Pleasant, Pa. In San Francisco from 1849 to 1852, Geary was the…
(Encyclopedia) Lindsay, John VlietLindsay, John Vlietvlēt [key], 1921–2000, American politician, mayor of New York City (1966–73), b. New York City. He practiced law and then served (1955–57) as…
(Encyclopedia) Soane, Sir JohnSoane, Sir Johnsōn [key], 1753–1837, English architect. After studying with George Dance, the younger, Soane won a fellowship to Rome. He toured Italy and returned in…
(Encyclopedia) Locke, JohnLocke, Johnlŏk [key], 1632–1704, English philosopher, founder of British empiricism. Locke summed up the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to…
Senate Years of Service: 1961-1962Party: RepublicanMURPHY, Maurice J., Jr., a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Dover, Strafford County, N.H., October 3, 1927; graduated from Holy Cross…
(Encyclopedia) Fastolf, Sir JohnFastolf, Sir Johnfăsˈtŏlf [key], 1378?–1459, English soldier. He won distinction for his long service in the latter part of the Hundred Years War. He was knighted some…
(Encyclopedia) Logan, John Alexander, 1826–86, American politician, Union general in the Civil War, b. Murphysboro, Ill. He fought in the Mexican War and practiced law in Illinois. A Democrat who…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949; 1952-1955; 1956-1973Party: Republican; Republican; RepublicanCOOPER, John Sherman, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23…
