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James T. SANDFORD, Congress, TN

SANDFORD, James T., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; attended the common schools; moved to Columbia, Tenn.; engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected as a…

Sir Gordon Russell

furniture designerBorn: 1892Birthplace: London, England Having founded Gordon Russell Ltd. in 1923 to produce furniture, by the 1930s he and his brother Dick (1903–1981) had built a reputation as…

J. Russell Smith

(Joseph Russell Smith) economist, scholar, geographerBorn: 1874Birthplace: near Lincoln, Va. Having studied and taught economics at the University of Pennsylvania and its Wharton School of…

Herman Russell Branson

physicistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Pocahontas, Va. As chair of the Department of Physics at Howard University, Herman Branson helped the scientific community gain new insight into organic molecules and…

Charles READY, Congress, TN (1802-1878)

READY, Charles, (uncle of William T. Haskell), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Readyville, Rutherford (now Cannon) County, Tenn., December 22, 1802; attended the common schools and…

Charles TRACEY, Congress, NY (1847-1905)

TRACEY, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., May 27, 1847; was graduated from the Albany Academy in 1866; served in the Papal Zouaves at Rome, Italy, portions of the…

Charles SWINDALL, Congress, OK (1876-1939)

SWINDALL, Charles, a Representative from Oklahoma; born at College Mound, near Terrell, Kaufman County, Tex., February 13, 1876; attended the public schools and Vanderbilt University,…