DIES, Martin, Jr., (son of Martin Dies), a Representative from Texas; born in Colorado, Mitchell County, Tex., November 5, 1900; moved with his parents to Beaumont, Tex., in 1902; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1966-1973Party: DemocratSPONG, William Belser, Jr., a Senator from Virginia; born in Portsmouth, Va., September 29, 1920; attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Va…
POTTER, Robert, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Granville County, near Williamsboro, N.C., about 1800; attended the common schools; midshipman in the United States Navy 1815-1821…
Senate Years of Service: 1943-1949; 1956-1959Party: Republican; RepublicanREVERCOMB, William Chapman, a Senator from West Virginia; born in Covington, Alleghany County, Va., July 20, 1895;…
Senate Years of Service: 1858-1863Party: DemocratRICE, Henry Mower, (brother of Edmund Rice), a Delegate and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Waitsfield, Vt., November 29, 1816; attended…
CLARK, James Beauchamp (Champ), (father of Joel Bennett Clark), a Representative from Missouri; born near Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Ky., March 7, 1850; attended the common schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1903Party: DemocratJONES, James Kimbrough, a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Marshall County, Miss., September 29, 1839; moved with his father…
The next time you put on your argyles or bikini, remember that they took their names from real places on the globe. Ascot, a village in Berkshire, England, is the home of a famous annual horse…
Senate Years of Service: 1886-1887Party: DemocratWHITTHORNE, Washington Curran, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born near Farmington, Marshall County, Tenn., April 19, 1825;…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861Party: DemocratWIGFALL, Louis Trezevant, a Senator from Texas; was born near Edgefield, Edgefield District, S.C., April 21, 1816; pursued classical studies;…
