Senate Years of Service: 1955-1979Party: RepublicanCURTIS, Carl Thomas, a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born near Minden, Kearney County, Nebr., March 15, 1905; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Joseph Forney, a Senator from Alabama; born at âMount Welcome,â Lincoln County, N.C., March 23, 1843; attended the country…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1872; 1877-1883Party: Republican; RepublicanKELLOGG, William Pitt, a Senator and a Representative from Louisiana; born in Orwell, Addison County, Vt., December 8…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1883 Party: Independent DAVIS, David, (cousin of Henry Winter Davis), a Senator from Illinois; born near Cecilton, Cecil County, Md., March 9, 1815; attended the…
WEAVER, Phillip Hart, (grandson of Archibald Jerard Weaver), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebr., April 9, 1919; attended the public schools of Falls…
Senate Years of Service: 1943-1951Party: RepublicanWHERRY, Kenneth Spicer, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Liberty, Gage County, Nebr., February 28, 1892; attended the public schools and…
Inaugural Oratory The terse, the eloquent, the long-winded by Borgna Brunner Famous lines from inaugural addresses: "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 1812–80, U.S. political leader, b. Burke co., Ga. Admitted to the bar in 1834, he filled (1848–49) an unexpired Senate term before serving as circuit court…
(Encyclopedia) Kufuor, John Kofi Agyekum, 1938–, Ghanaian political leader. A lawyer educated at Lincoln's Inn, London, and Oxford, he served in Ghana's parliament (1969–72, 1979–81) between periods…
Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president:George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…
