(Encyclopedia) Brandeis, Louis DembitzBrandeis, Louis Dembitzbrănˈdīs [key], 1856–1941, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916–39), b. Louisville, Ky., grad. Harvard law school, 1877. As a…
(Encyclopedia) Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874–1940, American philanthropist, b. Cleveland. He inherited a fortune from his father, a partner of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. His extensive philanthropies,…
CLAY, William Lacy, Sr., (father of William Lacy Clay, Jr.), a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo., April 30, 1931; B.S., St. Louis University, 1953; real…
KENNON, William, Sr., (cousin of William Kennon, Jr.), a Representative from Ohio; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793; moved with his parents to Belmont County, Ohio, in 1804…
BRIGHT, Bobby Neal, Sr., a Representative from Alabama; born in Midland, Dale County, Ala., July 21, 1952; graduated from Carroll High School, Ozark, Ala.; attended Enterprise State Junior…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1871Party: DemocratSAULSBURY, Willard, Sr., (brother of Eli Saulsbury, father of Willard Saulsbury, Jr.), a Senator from Delaware; born in Mispillion Hundred,…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1861Party: DemocratIVERSON, Alfred, Sr., a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Liberty County, Ga., December 3, 1798; attended private schools and…
WOLCOTT, Oliver, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Windsor, Conn., November 20, 1726; was graduated from Yale College in 1747; commissioned a captain by the Governor of New York in 1747;…
