ROWLAND, Alfred, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., February 9, 1844; attended the common schools; entered the Confederate Army in May 1861 and…
ABERCROMBIE, John William, a Representative from Alabama; born near Kellys Creek Post Office, St. Clair County, Ala., May 17, 1866; attended the rural schools; was graduated from Oxford (Ala…
(Encyclopedia) Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804–64, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Salem, Mass., one of the great masters of American fiction. His novels and tales are penetrating…
country singerBorn: 9/19/1964Birthplace: Monticello, Georgia Trisha Yearwood is credited with unearthing a new youth-oriented market for country music in the '90s. A banker's daughter growing up in…
directorBirthplace: Houston, Texas Anderson achieved by age 30 what few directors have been able to do: create intelligent, quirky, independent-minded Hollywood films. Born and raised in Houston,…
ANDREW, John Forrester, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Mass., November 26, 1850; attended private schools in Hingham and the Phillips School and Brooks…
HALE, John Blackwell, a Representative from Missouri; born in Brooks (now Hancock) County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 27, 1831; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to…
DODGE, William Earle, a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., September 4, 1805; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York City in 1818; became a clerk; in 1826…
HINSHAW, Edmund Howard, (cousin of Edwin Bruce Brooks), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Greensboro, Henry County, Ind., December 8, 1860; attended the common schools and was graduated…
BOND, Charles Grosvenor, (nephew of Charles Henry Grosvenor), a Representative from New York; born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 29, 1877; attended the public schools; was graduated…
