WILLIS, Francis, a Representative from Georgia; born in Frederick County, Va., January 5, 1745; received a liberal education; served as captain and colonel in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1947Party: RepublicanWILLIS, Raymond Eugene, a Senator from Indiana; born in Waterloo, De Kalb County, Ind., August 11, 1875; attended the public schools and…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Lewis Gaylord, 1808?–1873, American editor and writer, b. near Syracuse, N.Y. He was the editor (1834–60) of the Knickerbocker Magazine and made it a leading literary…
BRADLEY, Willis Winter, a Representative from California; born in Ransomville, Niagara County, N.Y., June 28, 1884; moved with his parents to Milnor, N.Dak., in July 1884 and to Forman, N.Dak…
HULINGS, Willis James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Rimersburg, Clarion County, Pa., July 1, 1850; attended the public schools and Kittanning Academy; studied law; was admitted…
ALEXANDER, Joshua Willis, a Representative from Missouri; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 22, 1852; attended public and private schools; graduated from Christian University (now Culver-…
BAILEY, Willis Joshua, a Representative from Kansas; born near Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Ill., October 12, 1854; attended the common schools, Mount Carroll High School, and the University…
GARTH, William Willis, a Representative from Alabama; born in Morgan County, Ala., October 28, 1828; pursued classical studies in Lagrange, Va., and at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va.;…
GIBBS, Willis Benjamin, (husband of Florence Reville Gibbs), a Representative from Georgia; born in Dupont, Clinch County, Ga., April 15, 1889; attended the public schools and Mercer…
GRADISON, Willis David, Jr., a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 28, 1928; attended the elementary and secondary schools in Cincinnati; B.A., Yale…