ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., March 22, 1928; attended private schools in Houston and Rice University, 1945-1946; B.B.A. and…
GASQUE, Elizabeth Hawley, (Mrs. A.J. Van Exem) (wife of Allard Henry Gasque), a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Mills Hawley on February 26, 1886, near Blythewood, on Rice…
DELANO, Charles, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Braintree, Worcester County, Mass., June 24, 1820; moved with his parents to Amherst, Mass., in 1833; attended the common…
CAULFIELD, Bernard Gregory, a Representative from Illinois; born in Alexandria, Va., October 18, 1828; received a classical education; was graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.,…
MEYER, Adolph, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., October 19, 1842; attended the common schools; matriculated at the University of Virginia at…
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(Encyclopedia) Pasuruan or PasoeroeanPasoeroeanboth: päˌs&oomacr;r&oomacr;änˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 152,075), E Java, Indonesia, on Madura Strait. Established by the Dutch in 1707, it…
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