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Terry Lee BRUCE, Congress, IL (1944)

BRUCE, Terry Lee, a Representative from Illinois; born in Olney, Richland County, Ill., March 25, 1944; was graduated from East Richland High School in Olney in 1962, from the University of…

Knopf, Alfred A.

(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf)Knopf, Alfred A.kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing…

Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce

(Encyclopedia) Cotton, Sir Robert Bruce, 1571–1631, English antiquarian. The Cottonian collection of books, manuscripts, coins, and antiquities became a part of the British Museum when it was founded…

Bruce Frank VENTO, Congress, MN (1940-2000)

VENTO, Bruce Frank, a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 7, 1940; attended the public schools of St. Paul; attended St. Thomas College, St. Paul,…

Robert Bruce MACON, Congress, AR (1859-1925)

MACON, Robert Bruce, a Representative from Arkansas; born near Trenton, Phillips County, Ark., July 6, 1859; was left an orphan at the age of nine; attended the public schools and studied at…

Bruce Foster STERLING, Congress, PA (1870-1945)

STERLING, Bruce Foster, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Masontown, Fayette County, Pa., September 28, 1870; attended the public schools of Masontown and the California State Normal…

Edwin Bruce BROOKS, Congress, IL (1868-1933)

BROOKS, Edwin Bruce, (cousin of Edmund Howard Hinshaw), a Representative from Illinois; born in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., September 20, 1868; attended the public schools, and was graduated…

William Cabell BRUCE, Congress, MD (1860-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929Party: DemocratBRUCE, William Cabell, a Senator from Maryland; born in Staunton Hill, Charlotte County, Va., March 12, 1860; received an academic education at…