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John Ford HOUSE, Congress, TN (1827-1904)

HOUSE, John Ford, a Representative from Tennessee; was born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., on January 9, 1827; attended the local academy and the Transylvania University, Lexington,…

John REILLY, Congress, PA (1836-1904)

REILLY, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Abnerville, Indiana County, Pa., February 22, 1836; received home instruction and attended the public schools; entered the service of…

Gates, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Gates, Sir Thomas, fl. 1585–1621, English colonial governor of Virginia. He was knighted for his services under the 2d earl of Essex in the successful expedition against Cádiz in 1596…

Plymouth, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Plymouth, city and unitary authority (1991 pop. 238,583), SW England, on Plymouth Sound. The three towns that Plymouth has comprised since 1914 are Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport…

Ed Lee GOSSETT, Congress, TX (1902-1990)

GOSSETT, Ed Lee, a Representative from Texas; born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902; moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled…

Henry Wilson TEMPLE, Congress, PA (1864-1955)

TEMPLE, Henry Wilson, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Belle Center, Logan County, Ohio, March 31, 1864; attended the common schools; was graduated from Geneva College, Beaver Falls…

Elton WATKINS, Congress, OR (1881-1956)

WATKINS, Elton, a Representative from Oregon; born in Newton, Newton County, Miss., July 6, 1881; attended the common schools of Mississippi, and Webb School of Bell Buckle, Tenn.; was…

Walter Aloysius LYNCH, Congress, NY (1894-1957)

LYNCH, Walter Aloysius, a Representative from New York; born in New York City July 7, 1894; attended St. Jerome’s Parochial School and Fordham Preparatory School; was graduated from Fordham…

Helen Douglas MANKIN, Congress, GA (1896-1956)

MANKIN, Helen Douglas, a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., on September 11, 1896; attended public and private schools; A.B., Rockford College, Rockford, Ill.,…