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Walter Leak STEELE, Congress, NC (1823-1891)

STEELE, Walter Leak, a Representative from North Carolina; born at Steeles Mills (later Littles Mills), near Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., April 18, 1823; attended the common schools,…

William Lucius STORRS, Congress, CT (1795-1861)

STORRS, William Lucius, (brother of Henry Randolph Storrs), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Middletown, Conn., March 25, 1795; was graduated from Yale College in 1814; studied law…

Albert McDonald COLE, Congress, KS (1901-1994)

COLE, Albert McDonald, a Representative from Kansas; born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., October 13, 1901; moved to Topeka, Kans., in 1909; attended the grade schools of Topeka, Kans.,…

Day, Dorothy

(Encyclopedia) Day, Dorothy, 1897–1980, American journalist and social activist, b. New York City. After studying at the Univ. of Illinois (1914–16), where she joined the Socialist party, she…

Ammons, A. R.

(Encyclopedia) Ammons, A. R. (Archie Randolph Ammons), 1926–2001, American poet, b. Whiteville, N.C., grad. Wake Forest College (1949). He began writing poetry while serving in the Navy during World…

William NEVILLE, Congress, NE (1843-1909)

NEVILLE, William, (cousin of Bird Segle McGuire), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., December 29, 1843; moved with his parents to Chester, Randolph…