(Encyclopedia) Sun Belt or Sunbelt, southern tier of the United States, focused on Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California, and extending as far north as Virginia. The term gained wide use in the…
BIGGS, Marion, a Representative from California; born near Curryville, Pike County, Mo., May 2, 1823; attended the common schools; moved to California in 1850; returned to Missouri; was…
WRIGHT, George Washington, a Representative from California; was born in Concord, Mass., on June 4, 1816; attended the public schools; employed in the business department of the Boston Courier…
BADHAM, Robert Edward, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Calif., June 9, 1929; attended public schools, Beverly Hills, Calif.; graduated, Beverly Hills High School, 1947;…
GILBERT, Edward, a Representative from California; born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., about 1819; attended the public schools; was a compositor on the Albany Argus in 1839, and later…
LEA, Clarence Frederick, a Representative from California; born near Highland Springs, Lake County, Calif., July 11, 1874; attended the common schools, Lakeport Academy, and Stanford…
MOSS, John Emerson, a Representative from California; born in Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah, April 13, 1915; moved to Sacramento, Calif., with his parents in 1923; attended the public schools…
McFALL, John Joseph, a Representative from California; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 20, 1918; attended the public schools of Manteca, Calif., and graduated from Modesto (Calif…
LLOYD, James Fredrick, a Representative from California; born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 27, 1922; attended public schools in Washington, California, and Oregon;…
LOW, Frederick Ferdinand, a Representative from California; born in Frankfort (now Winterport), Waldo County, Maine, June 30, 1828; attended the common schools and Hampden Academy; moved to…
