HAGGOTT, Warren Armstrong, a Representative from Colorado; born near Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, May 18, 1864; attended the common schools, Sidney Grammar School, and Xenia (Ohio) College;…
KING, John Floyd, (son of Thomas Butler King and nephew of Henry King), a Representative from Louisiana; born on St. Simons Island, off the coast of Georgia, April 20, 1842; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1913Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Rienzi Melville, (cousin of Benjamin Edward Russell), a Senator from Texas; born in Sandersville, Washington County, Ga., September 9…
DENSON, William Henry, a Representative from Alabama; born in Uchee, Russell County, Ala., March 4, 1846; attended the common schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; left the…
WITHERELL, James, a Representative from Vermont; born in Mansfield, Mass., June 16, 1759; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary Army as a member of the Eleventh…
Senate Years of Service: 1936-1937Party: DemocratLONG, Rose McConnell, (wife of Huey Pierce Long, mother of Russell B. Long, sister-in-law of George S. Long, and cousin of Gillis W. Long), a…
BURLESON, Omar Truman, a Representative from Texas; born in Anson, Jones County, Tex., March 19, 1906; attended the public schools, Abilene Christian College, and Hardin-Simmons University at…
For the best fiction book, the best nonfiction book, the best picture book (since 1982), and the best picture book text (since 1996); given by the Society for Children's Book Writers.…
The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: A League Of Their Ownby John Gettings No two professional sports organizations have done more to close the wage gap in professional sports than the Ladies Professional…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867Party: DemocratMcDOUGALL, James Alexander, a Representative and a Senator from California; born in Bethlehem, N.Y., November 19, 1817; attended the Albany, N.…