REYBURN, William Stuart, (son of John Edgar Reyburn), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1882; attended the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated…
BROWN, Foster Vincent, (father of Joseph Edgar Brown), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Sparta, White County, Tenn., December 24, 1852; attended the common schools; was graduated…
FORSYTHE, Albert Palaska, a Representative from Illinois; born in New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, May 24, 1830; attended the common schools and Asbury University (now De Pauw University…
(Encyclopedia) Greenough, HoratioGreenough, Horatiogrēˈnō [key], 1805–52, American sculptor and writer, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1824, and studied in Italy under Thorvaldsen. A protégé of Washington…
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Archie, 1913–98, American boxer, b. Benoit, Miss., as Archie Lee Wright. He claimed to have been born in 1916 in Collinsville, Ill. He first boxed professionally as a…
(Encyclopedia) TexarkanaTexarkanatĕkˌsärkănˈə [key], city (1990 pop.: in Tex., 31,656; in Ark., 22,631), Bowie co. (Tex.) and seat of Miller co. (Ark.), on the Tex.-Ark. line; inc. 1880. Physically…
(Encyclopedia) Rush, William, 1756–1833, American sculptor, one of the earliest in the country, b. Philadelphia. His wood carvings, clay models, and figureheads were famous in their day. Of his other…
GEREN, Preston M. (Pete), a Representative from Texas; born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., January 29, 1952; graduated from Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, Tex., 1970; attended…
GEREN, Preston M. (Pete), a Representative from Texas; born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., January 29, 1952; graduated from Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, Tex., 1970;…
LAWRENCE, George Pelton, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., May 19, 1859; was graduated from Drury Academy in 1876 and from Amherst (Mass.) College in…
