(Encyclopedia) Kotelawala, Sir John Lionel, 1895–1980, Sri Lankan political and military leader. After studying at Christ College, Cambridge, he returned to Sri Lanka (then the British colony of…
(Encyclopedia) Borden, Gail, 1801–74, American dairyman, surveyor, and inventor, b. Norwich, N.Y. He was for several years a deputy surveyor in Mississippi; afterward he joined the colony of Stephen…
(Encyclopedia) Peter Damian, SaintPeter Damian, Saintdāˈmēən [key], Ital. Pietro Damiani, 1007?–1072, Italian reformer, Doctor of the Church, b. Ravenna. He became a Camaldolese monk at Fonte-…
BENEDICT, Henry Stanley, a Representative from California; born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., February 20, 1878; moved with his parents to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1888; attended the…
BRADLEY, William Czar, (son of Stephen Row Bradley), a Representative from Vermont; born in Westminster, Vt., March 23, 1782; received his early education in the schools of Cheshire, Conn.,…
FOWLER, Tillie Kidd, a Representative from Florida; born in Atlanta, Ga., December 23, 1942; A.B., Emory University, 1964; J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1967; admitted to the bar in…
SALTONSTALL, Leverett, (great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall [1892-1979]), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Haverhill, Mass., June 13, 1783; pursued classical studies; attended…
SASSCER, Lansdale Ghiselin, a Representative from Maryland; born in Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges County, Md., September 30, 1893; attended the public schools, Central High School, Washington…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1913Party: DemocratWATSON, Clarence Wayland, a Senator from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 8, 1864; attended the public schools of…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1950Party: DemocratDOWNEY, Sheridan, (son of Stephen Wheeler Downey), a Senator from California; born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., March 11, 1884; attended…
