(Encyclopedia) riddle, puzzling question, specifically one that consists of a fanciful description or definition of something to be guessed. A famous riddle was asked by the Sphinx: “What goes on…
(Encyclopedia) Perón, Eva Duarte dePerón, Eva Duarte deāˈvä d&oomacr;ärˈtā ᵺā pĕrōnˈ [key], 1919–52, Argentine political leader. The second wife of Juan Perón, whom she married in 1945, she…
JENNINGS, John, Jr., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Jacksboro, Campbell County, Tenn., June 6, 1880; attended the public schools and American Temperance University, Harriman, Tenn.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1794-1795; 1795-1799Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic RepublicanTAZEWELL, Henry, (father of Littleton Waller Tazewell), a Senator from Virginia; born in Brunswick…
BARRINGER, Daniel Moreau, (nephew of Daniel Laurens Barringer), a Representative from North Carolina; born at âPoplar Grove,â near Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., July 30, 1806; was…
Senate Years of Service: 1945-1963Party: RepublicanCAPEHART, Homer Earl, a Senator from Indiana; born in Algiers, Pike County, Ind., June 6, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First…
LAWRENCE, Abbott, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Groton, Mass., December 16, 1792; attended Groton Academy; became a merchant and importer in Boston; member of the Boston Common…
MARSH, George Perkins, (son of Charles Marsh), a Representative from Vermont; born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., March 15, 1801; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanLOWRIE, Walter, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 10, 1784; immigrated to…
SWING, Philip David, a Representative from California; born in San Bernardino, Calif., November 30, 1884; attended the public schools and was graduated from Stanford University in 1905; first…
