Senate Years of Service: 1897-1909Party: RepublicanFORAKER, Joseph Benson, a Senator from Ohio; born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio, on July 5, 1846; pursued preparatory studies; during…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1867-1871Party: Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanFOWLER, Joseph Smith, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, August 31,…
TEAGUE, Olin Earl, a Representative from Texas; born in Woodward, Woodward County, Okla., April 6, 1910; attended elementary and high school in Mena, Ark.; B.A., Texas Agricultural and…
VELDE, Harold Himmel, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Parkland, Tazewell County, Ill., April 1, 1910; attended rural grade and high schools; student at Bradley University,…
SCHENK, Lynn, a Representative from California; born in the Bronx, New York City, January 5, 1945; attended public schools in New York City and Los Angeles; graduated from Hamilton High School…
Senate Years of Service: 1935-1940Party: DemocratSCHWELLENBACH, Lewis Baxter, a Senator from Washington; born in Superior, Douglas County, Wis., September 20, 1894; moved to Spokane, Wash.,…
(Encyclopedia) Franz Josef LandFranz Josef Landfrăns jōˈzəf, fränts yōˈzĕf [key], Rus. Zemlya Frantsa Iosifa, archipelago, c.6,300 sq mi (16,320 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean N of Novaya Zemlya, Russia…
(Encyclopedia) Maddux, Greg (Gregory Alan Maddux), 1966–, American baseball player, b. San Angelo, Tex. Playing in the National League with the Chicago Cubs (1986–92, 2004–6), Atlanta Braves (1993–…
(Encyclopedia) Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of, 1587?–1645, Scottish favorite of James I of England. His family name also appears as Ker. He may have accompanied James to England as a page in 1603,…
(Encyclopedia) Tower of London, ancient fortress in London, England, just east of the City and on the north bank of the Thames, covering about 13 acres (5.3 hectares). Now used mainly as a museum, it…
