former prime ministerDied: Nov. 20, 2007 (South Africa) Best Known as: former prime minister of Rhodesia Former prime minister of Rhodesia, who avowed that white…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1933Party: DemocratBRATTON, Sam Gilbert, a Senator from New Mexico; born in Kosse, Limestone County, Tex., August 19, 1888; attended the public schools; graduated…
RUSSELL, Sam Morris, a Representative from Texas; born on a farm near Stephenville, Erath County, Tex., August 9, 1889; attended the rural schools and the John Tarleton College, Stephenville,…
SELLS, Sam Riley, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tenn., August 2, 1871; attended the rural schools and King College in Bristol, Tenn., 1885-1890; studied…
(Encyclopedia) Haliburton, Thomas ChandlerHaliburton, Thomas Chandlerhălˈĭbûrtən [key], pseud. Sam Slick, 1796–1865, Canadian jurist and author. Haliburton was a judge of the court of common pleas in…
SMITH, Ballard, a Representative from Virginia; born in Hanover County, Va., birth date unknown; served as lieutenant in the Army during the Revolutionary War; member of the State house of…
SMITH, George, a Representative from Pennsylvania; birth date unknown; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1813); death date unknown.…
SMITH, Samuel, a Representative from Pennsylvania; birth date unknown; associate judge of Erie County, Pa., 1803-1805, when he resigned; elected as a Republican to the Ninth Congress to fill the…
SMITH, William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Chesterfield, Va., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1782; elected as a…
