Will That Be Large or Small?Overview of EconomicsIntroductionWhat Is Economics and Who Cares?Will That Be Large or Small?A Firm BaseGetting Organized: Command, Market, and Mixed EconomiesThree…
Entrepreneur, railroad and steamship executiveBorn: October 27, 1819Birthplace: Branford, Conn. Henry Plant grew up in Connecticut. Rather than attend college as his family had hoped, he became a…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: RepublicanWEST, Joseph Rodman, a Senator from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., September 19, 1822; moved with his parents to Philadelphia in 1824;…
MORAN, Edward Carleton, Jr., a Representative from Maine; born in Rockland, Knox County, Maine, December 29, 1894; attended the public schools and was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick…
MURRAY, James Cunningham, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., May 16, 1917; graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago, Ill.; graduated from De Paul University,…
Senate Years of Service: 1955-1966Party: DemocratMcNAMARA, Patrick Vincent, a Senator from Michigan; born in North Weymouth, Mass., October 4, 1894; attended the public schools in Weymouth and…
HAUGEN, Nils Pederson, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Modum, Norway, March 9, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Pierce County, Wis., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1957-1963Party: DemocratCARROLL, John Albert, a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Denver, Colo., July 30, 1901; attended the public schools; during…