(Encyclopedia) Phelps, Edward John, 1822–1900, American lawyer and diplomat, b. Middlebury, Vt. He attended (1841–42) Yale law school, was admitted (1843) to the bar, and practiced law in Vermont and…
(Encyclopedia) Koch, Edward IrvingKoch, Edward Irvingkŏch [key], 1924–2013, U.S. politician, mayor of New York City (1977–89), b. New York City. After receiving his law degree (New York Univ., 1948…
GREY, Benjamin Edwards, (grandson of Benjamin Edwards), a Representative from Kentucky; born at âShiloh,â near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., birth date unknown; pursued an academic course…
Senate Years of Service: 1972-1972Party: DemocratEDWARDS, Elaine Schwartzenburg, (wife of Edwin Washington Edwards), a Senator from Louisiana; born Elaine Lucille Schwartzenburg in Marksville…
(Encyclopedia) Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English…
Senate Years of Service: 1999-2005 Party: Democrat EDWARDS, John, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Seneca, South Carolina on June 10, 1953; attended public schools in Robbins, North…
Le Va, Barry Edward
(Encyclopedia) Le Va, Barry Edward, 1941-2021, American sculptor and performance artist, b. Long Beach, Ca., Otis Art Instit. (B.A., 1964; M.F.A.,…
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Edward Alsworth, 1866–1951, American sociologist, b. Virden, Ill., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1891. He taught economics (1893–1900) at Stanford Univ., from which he was ousted in a…
(Encyclopedia) Holt, Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader. After studying law, he entered politics and became associated with Robert Gordon Menzies. He held a number of cabinet offices…
