KLEBERG, Rudolph, (great uncle of Robert Christian Eckhardt, uncle of Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr.), a Representative from Texas; born in Cat Spring, Austin County, Tex., on June 26, 1847;…
SAYERS, Joseph Draper, a Representative from Texas; born in Grenada, Grenada County, Miss., September 23, 1841; moved with his father to Bastrop, Tex., in 1851; attended Bastrop Military…
(Encyclopedia) Ward, Artemus, pseud. of Charles Farrar Browne, 1834–67, American humorist, b. Waterford, Maine. As a reporter on the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he began in 1858 a series of “Artemus Ward…
WOOTEN, Dudley Goodall, a Representative from Texas; born near Springfield, Greene County, Mo., June 19, 1860; moved in infancy with his parents to Texas during the Civil War; attended private…
The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some Court…
MAVERICK, Fontaine Maury, (cousin of Abram P. Maury, nephew of James L. Slayden, and cousin of John W. Fishburne), a Representative from Texas; born in San Antonio, Tex., October 23, 1895;…
(Encyclopedia) Fröding, GustafFröding, Gustafgŭsˈtäv fröˈdĭng [key], 1860–1911, Swedish lyric poet. His first two volumes of poems, Guitar and Concertina (1891) and New Poems (1894), both translated…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941Party: DemocratHOUSTON, Andrew Jackson, (son of Samuel Houston), a Senator from Texas; born in Independence, Washington County, Tex., June 21, 1854; attended…
basketball playerDied: February 22, 2007 (Austin, Texas) Best Known as: brilliant defensive basketball player in the N.B.A. Former basketball player who played 14…
DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II, a Representative from Texas; born in Austin, Travis County, Tex., October 6, 1946; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1967; J.D., University of Texas School of Law,…
