NORTHWAY, Stephen Asa, a Representative from Ohio; born in Christian Hollow, Onondaga County, N.Y., June 19, 1833; moved with his parents in 1840 to the township of Orwell, Ashtabula County,…
Senate Years of Service: 1953-1954Party: DemocratLENNON, Alton Asa, a Senator and a Representative from North Carolina; born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., August 17, 1906; attended…
WILSON, Earl, a Representative from Indiana; born on a farm near Huron, Lawrence County, Ind., on April 18, 1906; attended the public schools and Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.; was…
BUYER, Stephen Earle, a Representative from Indiana; born in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Ind., November 26, 1958; graduated from North White High School, 1976; B.S., The Citadel, Charlestown, S.C.,…
Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president: George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…
CLAPP, Asa William Henry, a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, March 6, 1805; was graduated from the Norwich (Vt.) Military Academy in 1823; engaged as a merchant in foreign…
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Elliott Cook, Jr., 1908–2012, American composer, b. New York City. Carter is considered by many to be the most important late-20th-century American composer. Mentored early in…
Poetic License by Borgna Brunner Who Wants to Impersonate a Billionaire? Few figures in American life have generated as much wild speculation as the eccentric Howard…
