(Encyclopedia) Botsford, George Willis, 1862–1917, American historian, b. West Union, Iowa. After some years (1895–1901) at Harvard, he taught (1901–17) ancient history at Columbia. An outstanding…
(Encyclopedia) Van Devanter, WillisVan Devanter, Willisvăn dēvănˈtər [key], 1859–1941, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–37), b. Marion, Ind. He practiced law (1881–…
(Encyclopedia) Carrier, Willis Haviland, 1876–1950, American engineer who played a key role in inventing air conditioning, b. Angola, N.Y., grad. Cornell (M.E. 1901). Working for the Buffalo Forge Co…
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Ann Willis, 1933–2006, American politician, b. Lakeview, Tex., as Dorothy Ann Willis. She began her career in politics in the early 1970s after having raised four children. A…
Born: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic, nonflammable refrigerant. By…
air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a scholarship to Cornell University,…
GREIGG, Stanley Lloyd, a Representative from Iowa; born in Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa, May 7, 1931; B.A., Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, 1954; M.A., Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y…
KAYNOR, William Kirk, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Sanborn, OâBrien County, Iowa, November 29, 1884; attended the common schools of Spencer and Clear Lake, Iowa; in his early…
SEDDON, James Alexander, a Representative from Virginia; born in Falmouth, Va., July 13, 1815; studied under private tutors and was graduated from the law department of the University of…
Senate Years of Service: 1927-1933Party: RepublicanBLAINE, John James, a Senator from Wisconsin; born on a farm in Wingville Township, Grant County, Wis., May 4, 1875; attended the common…
