ROSS, Michael Avery, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., on August 2, 1961; graduated from Hope High School, Hope, Ark.; B.A., University of Arkansas,…
(James Laughlin IV)editor, publisher, poetBorn: 10/30/1914Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Laughlin founded the publishing company New Directions in 1936. Preferring the work of experimental…
SANDLIN, Max A., (husband of Stephanie Herseth Sandlin), a Representative from Texas; born in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., September 29, 1952; graduated from Atlanta High School, Atlanta,…
attorney, former state supreme court justiceBorn: 7/1/1955Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich. Selby served as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from Jan. 1995 to Oct. 1999. She was the…
CLAYTON, Charles, a Representative from California; born in Derbyshire, England, October 5, 1825; attended the public schools; alcalde of Santa Clara, Calif., 1849-1850; founded, Santa Clara…
CRANE, Daniel Bever, (brother of Philip Miller Crane), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 10, 1936; attended the public schools of Chicago; A.B.,…
BLACK, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., March 6, 1793; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of…
(James Maitland Stewart)actorBorn: 5/20/1908Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania Nominated for five Academy Awards during his lifetime, winning Best Actor for The Philadelphia Story (1940), Stewart…
(Encyclopedia) Laudonnière, René Goulaine deLaudonnière, René Goulaine derənāˈ g&oomacr;lĕnˈ də lōdônyĕrˈ [key], fl. 1562–82, French colonizer in Florida. After accompanying Jean Ribaut on the…
(Encyclopedia) Jeffers, Robinson, 1887–1962, American poet and dramatist, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Occidental College, 1905. From 1914 until his death Jeffers lived on the Big Sur section of the rocky…
