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Maurice Gwinn BURNSIDE, Congress, WV (1902-1991)

BURNSIDE, Maurice Gwinn, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 23, 1902; attended the public schools of South Carolina; attended The Citadel,…

Nancy Landon KASSEBAUM, Congress, KS (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-1997Party: RepublicanKASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon, (wife of Howard Henry Baker, Jr., now Nancy Kassebaum Baker), a Senator from Kansas; born in Topeka, Shawnee County…

Maude Elizabeth KEE, Congress, WV (1895-1975)

KEE, Maude Elizabeth, (wife of John Kee and mother of James Kee), a Representative from West Virginia; born Maude Elizabeth Simpkins, in Radford, Montgomery County, Va., June 7, 1895; attended…

Frank John LAUSCHE, Congress, OH (1895-1990)

Senate Years of Service: 1957-1969Party: DemocratLAUSCHE, Frank John, a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio November 14, 1895; attended Central Institute Prep School in…

Edward Hull CRUMP, Congress, TN (1874-1954)

CRUMP, Edward Hull, a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss., October 2, 1874; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…

Taylor, John, American political philosopher

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, John, 1753–1824, American political philosopher. Known as John Taylor of Caroline, he was born in Virginia, probably in Caroline co., where he later lived at “Hazlewood.”…

Richardson, Henry Hobson

(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Henry Hobson, 1838–86, American architect, b. St. James parish, La., grad. Harvard, 1859, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts; great-grandson of Joseph Priestley. He was a…

Finnish-Russian War

(Encyclopedia) Finnish-Russian War, 1939–40, war between Finland and the Soviet Union. After World War II broke out in Sept., 1939, the USSR, never on cordial terms with Finland, took advantage of…

Poitier, Sir Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Poitier, Sir Sidney, 1927–2022, Bahamian-American actor, b. Miami, raised in the Bahamas, returned to the United States at 14. Poitier…

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, c.490,000 sq mi (1,260,000 sq km), central Pacific Ocean; est. 2009. The monument comprises the waters and reefs surrounding seven…