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Best Picture Nominees

Below are the nominees for best film. Just like last year, nine films have been nominated. 12 Years a Slave is one of the nine films nominated for Best Picture.…

George Higgins MOSES, Congress, NH (1869-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1918-1933Party: RepublicanMOSES, George Higgins, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Lubec, Washington County, Maine, February 9, 1869; attended the public schools…

Robert Augustus TOOMBS, Congress, GA (1810-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1853-1855; 1855-1861Party: Whig; DemocratTOOMBS, Robert Augustus, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Wilkes County, Ga., July 2, 1810; attended the…

Isaac Ingalls STEVENS, Congress, WA (1818-1862)

STEVENS, Isaac Ingalls, (cousin of Charles Abbot Stevens and Moses Tyler Stevens), a Delegate from the Territory of Washington; born in North Andover (then a part of Andover), Essex County,…

Jeremiah SMITH, Congress, NH (1759-1842)

SMITH, Jeremiah, (brother of Samuel Smith, of New Hampshire, and uncle of Robert Smith), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Peterboro, N.H., November 29, 1759; received instruction…

Robert Gray ALLEN, Congress, PA (1902-1963)

ALLEN, Robert Gray, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902; moved to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1906 and attended public and private…

Butler AMES, Congress, MA (1871-1954)

AMES, Butler, (son of Adelbert Ames and grandson of Benjamin Franklin Butler), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Mass., August 22, 1871; attended the public schools and…

Asle Jorgenson GRONNA, Congress, ND (1858-1922)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1921Party: RepublicanGRONNA, Asle Jorgenson, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, December 10, 1858; moved…