SCUDDER, Townsend, (nephew of Henry Joel Scudder), a Representative from New York; born in Northport, Suffolk County, N.Y., July 26, 1865; attended preparatory schools in Europe; was graduated…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1940Party: DemocratSLATTERY, James Michael, a Senator from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., July 29, 1878; attended the parochial schools and St. Ignatius College…
FREY, Louis, Jr., a Representative from Florida; born in Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J., January 11, 1934; graduated from Rutherford High School, Rutherford, N.Y., 1951; B.A., Colgate…
D’EWART, Wesley Abner, a Representative from Montana; born in Worcester, Mass., October 1, 1889; attended the public schools of Worcester, Mass., and Washington State College at Pullman; moved to…
MILLER, Thomas Woodnutt, (uncle of Clement W. Miller), a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., June 26, 1886; attended the Hotchkiss School; was graduated from Yale…
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(Encyclopedia) Jónsson, EinarJónsson, Einarāˈnär yōnˈsôn [key], 1874–1954, Icelandic sculptor and painter. His subjects were drawn from Nordic mythology, Icelandic folklore, and the Bible. His statue…
