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Charles McGAVIN, Congress, IL (1874-1940)

McGAVIN, Charles, a Representative from Illinois; born in Riverton, Sangamon County, Ill., January 10, 1874; attended the common schools in Springfield and the high school in Mount Olive, Ill…

Daniel LIPINSKI, Congress, IL (1966)

LIPINSKI, Daniel, (son of William Oliver Lipinski), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 15, 1966; B.S., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1988; M.S…

Alfred DOCKERY, Congress, NC (1797-1875)

DOCKERY, Alfred, (father of Oliver Hart Dockery), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., December 11, 1797; attended the public schools; engaged in…

Laski, Harold Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Laski, Harold JosephLaski, Harold Josephlăsˈkē [key], 1893–1950, British political scientist, economist, author, and lecturer. A graduate of New College, Oxford, he taught at McGill…

John Guier SCOTT, Congress, MO (1819-1892)

SCOTT, John Guier, a Representative from Missouri; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 26, 1819; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Bethlehem Academy, Pennsylvania, in civil…

Thandie Newton

actressBorn: 11/6/1972Birthplace: Zambia, Africa Mission: Impossible 2 star Thandie Newton originally set her sights on becoming a dancer. The daughter of a Zimbabwean mother (a princess of the…

Sydney Parham EPES, Congress, VA (1865-1900)

EPES, Sydney Parham, (cousin of James Fletcher Epes and William Bacon Oliver), a Representative from Virginia; born near Nottoway Court House, Nottoway County, Va., August 20, 1865; moved with…

Niels JUUL, Congress, IL (1859-1929)

JUUL, Niels, a Representative from Illinois; born in Randers, Denmark, April 27, 1859; attended the Real (Royal) School, Randers, Denmark; immigrated to the United States and settled in…