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Amasis II

(Encyclopedia) Amasis II, d. 525 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (569–525 b.c.), of the XXVI dynasty. In a military revolt he dethroned Apries. He erected temples and other buildings at Memphis and Saïs…

Amenemhet II

(Encyclopedia) Amenemhet IIAmenemhet IIäˌmĕnĕmˈhĕt, āˌ– [key], d. 1903 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XII dynasty; son and successor of Sesostris I. He was coregent with his father (1938–1935 b.…

William Oscar BARNARD, Congress, IN (1852-1939)

BARNARD, William Oscar, a Representative from Indiana; born near Liberty, Union County, Ind., October 25, 1852; moved with his parents to Dublin, Wayne County, Ind., in 1854, to Fayette County…

Oscar LAPHAM, Congress, RI (1837-1926)

LAPHAM, Oscar, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Burrillville, Providence County, R.I., June 29, 1837; attended the seminary in Scituate, Mass., the academy in Pembroke, N.H., the…

Lloyd Alton DOGGETT, II, Congress, TX (1946)

DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II, a Representative from Texas; born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 6, 1946; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1967; J.D., University of Texas School of Law,…

Thomas TABER, II, Congress, NY (1785-1862)

TABER, Thomas, II, (father of Stephen Taber), a Representative from New York; born in Dover, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 19, 1785; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits…

Joseph Patrick KENNEDY, II, Congress, MA (1952)

KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II, (son of Robert Francis Kennedy, nephew of Edward Moore Kennedy and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and great-grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald; cousin of Patrick Joseph…

Charles Oscar ANDREWS, Congress, FL (1877-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1936-1946 Party: Democrat ANDREWS, Charles Oscar, a Senator from Florida; born in Ponce de Leon, Holmes County, Fla., March 7, 1877; attended the public schools and the…

Oscar Edward BLAND, Congress, IN (1877-1951)

BLAND, Oscar Edward, a Representative from Indiana; born near Bloomfield, Green County, Ind., November 21, 1877; attended the public schools, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., and the…

Oscar CALLAWAY, Congress, TX (1872-1947)

CALLAWAY, Oscar, a Representative from Texas; born in Harmony Hill (Nip-and-Tuck), Rusk County, Tex., October 2, 1872; moved with his parents to Comanche County in 1876; attended the public…