RYAN, Harold Martin, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 6, 1911; graduated from St. Josephâs High School, 1929; attended Ferris Institute, Big…
FARNUM, Billie Sunday, a Representative from Michigan; born in Saginaw, Mich., April 11, 1916; raised in a farm community at Watrousville, Mich.; graduated from Vassar (Mich.) High School in…
(Encyclopedia) La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur deLa Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur derōbĕrˈ kävəlyāˈ syör də lä sälˈ [key], 1643–87, French explorer in North America, one of the most celebrated…
ALLEN, Edward Payson, a Representative from Michigan; born in Sharon, Washtenaw County, Mich., October 28, 1839; attended the district and select schools; was graduated from the State normal…
HERTEL, Dennis Mark, a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 7, 1948; attended the public schools; graduated from Denby High School, Detroit, 1967; B.A…
(Encyclopedia) Ann Arbor, city (2020 pop. 123,851), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of…
(Encyclopedia) Jennings, Herbert Spencer, 1868–1947, American zoologist, b. Tonica, Ill., B.S. Univ. of Michigan, 1893, Ph.D. Harvard, 1896. He was professor of zoology at Johns Hopkins (1906–10) and…
(Encyclopedia) MuskegonMuskegonməskēˈgən [key], city (1990 pop. 40,283), seat of Muskegon co., W Mich., on Lake Michigan; inc. as a city 1869. A port of entry, the city is a car-ferry terminus and a…
(Encyclopedia) Brockway, Zebulon Reed, 1827–1920, American penologist, b. Lyme, Conn. As superintendent of the House of Correction in Detroit, he tried to introduce in 1869 the indeterminate sentence…
SPAULDING, Oliver Lyman, a Representative from Michigan; born in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, N.H., August 2, 1833; completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Oberlin (Ohio) College in…
