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Edward Irving EDWARDS, Congress, NJ (1863-1931)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929Party: DemocratEDWARDS, Edward Irving, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., December 1, 1863; attended the Jersey City public schools and New…

Thomas Marshall HOWE, Congress, PA (1808-1877)

HOWE, Thomas Marshall, (father-in-law of James W. Brown), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Williamstown, Orange County, Vt., April 20, 1808; moved with his parents to Bloomfield,…

Thaddeus Coleman POUND, Congress, WI (1833-1914)

POUND, Thaddeus Coleman, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Elk, Warren County, Pa., December 6, 1833; moved with his parents to Monroe County, N.Y., in 1838; later moved to Rochester, N…

Thomas Edmund SCROGGY, Congress, OH (1843-1915)

SCROGGY, Thomas Edmund, a Representative from Ohio; born in Harveysburg, Warren County, Ohio, March 18, 1843; attended the public schools; engaged in manufacturing; enlisted in July 1861 as a…

anarchism

(Encyclopedia) anarchismanarchismănˈərkĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=having no government], theory that equality and justice are to be sought through the abolition of the state and the substitution of free…

Greenest Colleges in the U.S.

The Sierra Club selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy purchases, green-building policies,…

Eva M. CLAYTON, Congress, NC (1934)

CLAYTON, Eva M., a Representative from North Carolina; born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 16, 1934; B.S., Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C., 1955; M.S., North Carolina…

Elmer O. LEATHERWOOD, Congress, UT (1872-1929)

LEATHERWOOD, Elmer O., a Representative from Utah; born on a farm near Waverly, Pike County, Ohio, September 4, 1872; attended the public schools; moved to Emporia, Kans., in 1888; was…

Grove Lawrence JOHNSON, Congress, CA (1841-1926)

JOHNSON, Grove Lawrence, (father of Hiram Warren Johnson), a Representative from California; born in Syracuse, N.Y., March 27, 1841; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to…