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(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, HenryVaughan, Henryvôn [key], 1622–95, one of the English metaphysical poets. Born in Breconshire, Wales, he signed himself Silurist, after the ancient inhabitants of that…
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Ron (Ronald Harmon Brown), 1941–96, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Raised in New York City's Harlem, he attended Middlebury College (grad. 1962) and St. John's Law…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1826; 1827-1832Party: Jacksonian; JacksonianELLIS, Powhatan, a Senator from Mississippi; born at âRed Hill,â Amherst County, Va., January 17, 1790; graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Motley, John Lothrop, 1814–77, American historian and diplomat, b. Dorchester, Mass. Author of two novels concerning Thomas Morton (1839 and 1849), as well as a number of articles for…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919Party: DemocratVARDAMAN, James Kimble, a Senator from Mississippi; born near Edna, Jackson County, Tex., July 26, 1861; moved to Mississippi in 1868 with his…
Senate Years of Service:
1936-1946
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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…
Arlington National Cemetery occupies 612 acres in Virginia on the Potomac River, directly opposite Washington. This land was part of the estate of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son. His…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratPOMERENE, Atlee, a Senator from Ohio; born in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, December 6, 1863; attended the common schools and Vermillion…
