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Samuel Willard BEAKES, Congress, MI (1861-1927)

BEAKES, Samuel Willard, a Representative from Michigan; born in Burlingham, Sullivan County, N.Y., January 11, 1861; attended Wallkill Academy, Middletown, N.Y.; was graduated from the law…

Willard Duncan VANDIVER, Congress, MO (1854-1932)

VANDIVER, Willard Duncan, a Representative from Missouri; born near Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now West Virginia), March 30, 1854; moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled on a farm…

Friendly, Fred W.

(Encyclopedia) Friendly, Fred W., 1915–98, American broadcaster and author, b. New York City as Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer. He began his career at age 22 at a radio station in Providence where…

Willard Preble HALL, Congress, MO (1820-1882)

HALL, Willard Preble, (brother of William Augustus Hall and uncle of Uriel Sebree Hall), a Representative from Missouri; born at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 9…

Fred Dalton THOMPSON, Congress, TN (1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1994-2003Party: RepublicanTHOMPSON, Fred Dalton, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Sheffield, Ala., on August 19, 1942; attended the public schools in Lawrenceburg,…

Fred Thomas DUBOIS, Congress, ID (1851-1930)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897; 1901-1907Party: Republican; DemocratDUBOIS, Fred Thomas, a Delegate and a Senator from Idaho; born in Palestine, Crawford County, Ill., May 29, 1851;…

Fred WAMPLER, Congress, IN (1909-1999)

WAMPLER, Fred, a Representative from Indiana; born in Carriers Mills, Saline County, Ill., October 15, 1909; B.A., Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind., 1931; M. Ed., Indiana State…

Fred HEINEMAN, Congress, NC (1929-2010)

HEINEMAN, Fred, a Representative from North Carolina; born in New York, N.Y., December 28, 1929; graduated Mt. St. Michael High School; attended Concordia Jr. College, Westchester Community…

Willard Boyle

Born: 1924 Birthplace: Nova Scotia Charge-coupled device—The charge-coupled device (CCD) was key to advancing…

Fred J. ECKERT, Congress, NY (1941)

ECKERT, Fred J., a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 6, 1941; was graduated from North Texas State University, Denton, Tex., in 1964 and took…