president, actor, sportscasterBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Illinois The 40th President of the United States was a sportscaster and actor who appeared in 53 films before turning to politics.…
KITCHIN, Claude, (son of William Hodges Kitchin, brother of William Walton Kitchin, and uncle of A. Paul Kitchin), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County…
STEELE, John Nevett, a Representative from Maryland; born in Weston, Dorchester County, Md., February 22, 1796; resided on an estate called âIndian Town,â near Vienna, Md.; completed…
COUGHLIN, Robert Lawrence, (nephew of Clarence Dennis Coughlin), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., April 11, 1929; A.B., Yale University, New Haven…
(Encyclopedia) Dumba, Konstantin TheodorDumba, Konstantin Theodorkônstäntēnˈ tāˈōdôr d&oobreve;mˈbä [key], 1856–1947, Austro-Hungarian diplomat. As ambassador (1913–15) to the United States, he…
LUMPKIN, John Henry, (nephew of Wilson Lumpkin), a Representative from Georgia; born in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 13, 1812; attended rural schools and Franklin College (now the…
KIRKPATRICK, Snyder Solomon, a Representative from Kansas; born near Mulkey, Franklin County, Ill., February 21, 1848; attended the common schools; during the Civil War served in the One…
(Encyclopedia) Grayson, Cary Travers, 1878–1938, American naval officer and surgeon, b. Culpeper co., Va. As a physician he entered (1903) the U.S. navy, was graduated (1904) from the navy medical…
actressBorn: 8/16/1958Birthplace: New York City This Yale-educated actress starred in August Wilson plays on Broadway before making her move to films with leading roles in Boyz in the Hood (1991)…
