COLE, William Sterling, a Representative from New York; born in Painted Post, Steuben County, N.Y., April 18, 1904; attended the public schools; A.B., Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., 1925…
FISHER, Joseph Lyman, a Representative from Virginia; born in Pawtucket, Providence County, R.I., January 11, 1914; attended public schools; B.S., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1935; Ph.D…
GILLESPIE, James Frank, a Representative from Illinois; born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., April 18, 1869; attended the graded schools and Concord (W.Va.) Normal School;…
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