(Encyclopedia) Browne, Thomas, d. 1825, Loyalist commander in the American Revolution. A resident of Augusta, Ga., he was the victim of colonist violence in 1775, when he was tarred and feathered for…
(Encyclopedia) Blass, Bill (William Ralph Blass), 1922–2002, American fashion designer, b. Fort Wayne, Ind. Active for three decades, he was most noted for high-quality, high-priced, and…
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, James Gilpatrick, 1826–81, American physician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Hancock co., Maine. He practiced medicine in Ohio and later in Kansas, where he became…
RANEY, John Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born in Gravelton, Wayne County, Mo., September 28, 1849; attended Union School, Des Arc, Mo., and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Mo.;…
The Question: I would like to start a John Wayne newsletter and/or fan club. I am a collector and have 158 movies. Does either of these things already exist…
McDONALD, Jack H., a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 28, 1932; educated in White Lake Township and Detroit; attended Wayne State University; served as…
ROBINSON, James McClellan, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., May 31, 1861; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
WHITE, James Bain, a Representative from Indiana; born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, June 26, 1835; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1854; settled in Fort Wayne,…
OAKMAN, Charles Gibb, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., September 4, 1903; attended the public schools and Wayne State University; graduated from the…
KYL, John Henry, (father of Jon Llewellyn Kyl), a Representative from Iowa; born in Wisner, Cumming, County, Nebr., May 9, 1919; graduated from Wayne Prep High School, Wayne, Nebr., 1937;…
