Senate Years of Service: 1836-1837Party: Jacksonian; DemocratPARKER, Richard Elliott, a Senator from Virginia; born at âRock Spring,â Westmoreland County, Va., December 27, 1783; attended…
SLOAN, Andrew Scott, (brother of Ithamar Conkey Sloan), a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y., June 12, 1820; attended the public schools and Morrisville…
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1998 Golden Globe Nominees Here are the nominees in the movie categories for the 1998 Golden Globe Awards. The winners are in bold face. Best Motion Picture — Drama:ElizabethGods and MonstersThe…
U.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his class, and then received a…
BEARDSLEY, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, N.Y., February 6, 1790; pursued academic studies; taught school; studied law in Rome, N.Y.; served as a…
CHASE, Jackson Burton, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Seward, Nebr., August 19, 1890; in early life lived in California and Illinois; worked for the Burlington Railroad; graduated…
McKEOWN, Thomas Deitz, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Blackstock, Chester County, S.C., June 4, 1878; attended the common schools, studied under a private tutor and attended lectures…
KEATING, William John, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 30, 1927; graduated from St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1945; B.B.A., University…
