Senate Years of Service: 1876-1881Party: RepublicanBLAINE, James Gillespie, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830;…
(Encyclopedia) Maddox, Lester G. (Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr), 1915–2003, U.S. public official, governor of Georgia (1967–71), b. Atlanta. He achieved national notoriety in 1964 when he drove African…
ELLSWORTH, Mathew Harris, a Representative from Oregon; born in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Wash., September 17, 1899; moved with his parents to Eugene and later to Wendling, Oreg.; attended…
PORTER, Charles Orlando, a Representative from Oregon; born in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oreg., April 4, 1919; moved to Eugene, Lane County, Oreg., in 1923 and attended the public schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1985-1997Party: DemocratSIMON, Paul Martin, a Representative and Senator from Illinois; born in Eugene, Lane County, Oreg., November 29, 1928; attended the public…
Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? by Borgna Brunner Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams. James Madison and…
actressBorn: 6/3/1926Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canadian-born actress who debuted on Broadway in Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms (1952). During 27 years in the theatre, she won…
(Encyclopedia) Paul II, 1417–71, pope (1464–71), a Venetian named Pietro Barbo; successor of Pius II. He was a nephew of Eugene IV. A Renaissance pope, he patronized printing, beautified and improved…
actorBorn: 6/29/1928Birthplace: Airdrie, Scotland After an early career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1951–54) and several critically acclaimed appearances in plays by Eugene O'Neill, Bannen…