politician, law professorBorn: 7/10/1933Birthplace: Michigan City, Ind.
Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary, Ind., in 1967, and he remained in office for the next 20 years. A Democrat, he was…
HOOKS, Charles, (great-grandfather of William Julius Harris), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, N.C., February 20, 1768; when he was two years old his parents moved…
EWING, Thomas W., a Representative from Illinois; born in Atlanta, Logan County, Ill., September 19, 1935; B.S., Millikin University, Decatur, Ill., 1957; J.D., John Marshall School of Law,…
WOOD, Silas, a Representative from New York; born in West Hills, near Huntington, Suffolk County, N.Y., September 14, 1769; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Princeton College in…
merchantBorn: 12/7/1863Birthplace: Stewartville, Minn. Though the Sears family had been wealthy, his father lost the family fortune through speculative investments. Upon his father's death, young…
U.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles earned a B.A. in…
BARTON, Bruce, a Representative from New York; born in Robbins, Scott County, Tenn., August 5, 1886; educated in the public schools of Ohio, Massachusetts, and Illinois; graduated from Amherst…
BRANCH, William Augustus Blount, (son of Lawrence OâBryan Branch and great-nephew of John Branch), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Tallahassee, Fla., February 26, 1847; moved…
WYNN, Albert Russell, a Representative from Maryland; born in Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Pa., September 10, 1951; graduated from DuVal High School, Lanham, Md., 1969; B.S., University of…
HULL, Morton Denison, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., January 13, 1867; attended the public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., in 1885; was graduated…
