Senate Years of Service: 1906-1907Party: RepublicanBENSON, Alfred Washburn, a Senator from Kansas; born in Poland, Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 15, 1843; moved to Jamestown, N.Y., in 1860;…
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939Party: DemocratBULKLEY, Robert Johns, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1880; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Atkins, Chet (Chester Burton Atkins), 1924–2001, American country guitarist, singer, and record company executive, b. Luttrell, Tenn. Part of a musical family, he played fiddle and…
(Encyclopedia) Merton, Thomas, 1915–68, American religious writer and poet, b. France. He grew up in France, England, and the United States and studied at Cambridge and at Columbia (B.A., 1938; M.A…
Senate Years of Service: 1864-1873Party: RepublicanNYE, James Warren, a Senator from Nevada; born in De Ruyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 10, 1815; attended the common schools and Homer…
Senate Years of Service: 1945-1946Party: DemocratHUFFMAN, James Wylie, a Senator from Ohio; born in Chandlersville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 13, 1894; attended the public schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1891Party: RepublicanINGALLS, John James, a Senator from Kansas; born in Middleton, Essex County, Mass., December 29, 1833; attended the public schools in…
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847Party: DemocratSEMPLE, James, a Senator from Illinois; born in Green County, Ky., January 5, 1798; moved with his parents to Clinton County; received private…
FLOOD, Henry De La Warr, (brother of Joel West Flood and uncle of Harry Flood Byrd), a Representative from Virginia; born in âEldon,â Appomattox County, Va., September 2, 1865; attended…
