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Frank Edward DENHOLM, Congress, SD (1923)

DENHOLM, Frank Edward, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Scotland Township, Day County, S.Dak., November 29, 1923; educated in public schools; B.S., South Dakota State University,…

Prairie Pothole Region

(Encyclopedia) Prairie Pothole Region, large geographic area of central North America consisting of grass-covered wetlands. Stretching northwest from N Iowa through SW Minnesota, E South Dakota, E…

Kelsey, Frances Oldham

(Encyclopedia) Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914–2015, Canadian-American pharmacologist, b. Cobble Hill, British Columbia, as Frances Kathleen Oldham, grad. McGill Univ. (B.Sc. 1934, M.Sc. 1935), Univ. of…

William J. JANKLOW, Congress, SD (1939)

JANKLOW, William J., a Representative from South Dakota; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1939; B.S., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.Dak., 1964; LL.B., University…

Gideon Curtis MOODY, Congress, SD (1832-1904)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1891Party: RepublicanMOODY, Gideon Curtis, a Senator from South Dakota; born in Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., October 16, 1832; attended the common schools and…

Cave, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Cave, Edward, 1691–1754, English publisher. He founded (1731) the Gentleman's Magazine, the first modern magazine in English. Cave gave Samuel Johnson his first regular literary…

Earl Ralph POMEROY, III, Congress, ND (1952)

POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Valley City, Barnes County, N.Dak., September 2, 1952; B.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Folks, N.Dak., 1974,…

Clint Ronald ROBERTS, Congress, SD (1935)

ROBERTS, Clint Ronald, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Presho, Lyman County, S.Dak., January 30, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated from Presho High School, Presho, S.Dak…

Edwin Fremont LADD, Congress, ND (1859-1925)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1925Party: RepublicanLADD, Edwin Fremont, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Starks, Somerset County, Maine, December 13, 1859; attended the public schools and…