LANDRUM, Phillip Mitchell, a Representative from Georgia; born in Martin, Stephens County, Ga., September 10, 1907; attended the public schools and Mercer University, Macon, Ga.; graduated…
TATGENHORST, Charles, Jr., a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 19, 1883; educated in the public schools of Cincinnati; was graduated from Cincinnati…
TRUMBULL, Joseph, (brother of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.), a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 11, 1737; was graduated from Harvard College in 1756; elected to the Continental…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1908Party: DemocratBRYAN, William James, (brother of Nathan Philemon Bryan), a Senator from Florida; born near Fort Mason, Orange (now Lake) County, Fla., October…
PAINE, Robert Treat, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 11, 1731; attended the Boston Latin School and was graduated from Harvard College in 1749; studied theology; was…
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(Encyclopedia) Green, Samuel, 1615–1702, early American printer. He established himself at Cambridge, Mass., in 1649, using a press owned by Henry Dunster, the first president of Harvard. Green…
(Encyclopedia) Grove, Andy (Andrew Stephen Grove)Grove, Andy [key], 1936–2016, American computer-industry executive, b. Budapest, Hungary, as András István Gróf, immigrated to the United States 1957…
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