JENKINS, Edgar Lanier (Ed), a Representative from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., January 4, 1933; graduated from Union County, Blairsville, Ga., 1949; A.A., Young Harris…
JENKINS, John James, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Weymouth, England, August 24, 1843; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in…
CRAWFORD, Martin Jenkins, a Representative from Georgia; born in Jasper County, Ga., March 17, 1820; attended Brownwood Institute and Mercer University, Macon, Ga.; studied law; was admitted…
Independents' Daze Though respectably reviewed, Winfrey's cinematic endeavors were anything but Beloved by theatergoers. Speaking of talk show audiences, that substantial demographic didn't…
(Encyclopedia) Cabot, GeorgeCabot, Georgekăbˈət [key], 1752–1823, American merchant and politician, b. Salem, Mass. He went to sea and became captain of one of the ships owned by his brothers John…
(Encyclopedia) Lansdale, borough (1990 pop. 16,362), Montgomery co., SE Pa.; inc. 1872. It is a farm-processing and industrial center. Manufactures include food products, building materials, apparel…
(Encyclopedia) Summit, Pat (Patricia Sue Summit), 1952–2016, American basketball player and coach, b. Clarksville, Tenn., as Patricia Sue Head. She played basketball at the Univ. of Tennessee at…
(Encyclopedia) Woodberry, George Edward, 1855–1930, American poet, critic, and teacher, b. Beverly, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1877. He was professor of English at the Univ. of Nebraska (1880–82) and at…