CAVANAUGH, John Joseph, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., August 1, 1945; graduated from Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha, 1963, Regis College, Denver,…
CUNNINGHAM, Glenn Clarence, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., September 10, 1912; graduated from the University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebr., 1935; insurance…
ROWLAND, James Roy, Jr., a Representative from Georgia; born in Wrightsville, Johnson County, Ga., February 3, 1926; attended Wrightsville Primary School; graduated from Wrightsville High…
SMITH, Dennis Alan (Denny), (cousin of Steven Douglas Symms), a Representative from Oregon; born in Ontario, Malheur County, Oreg., January 19, 1938; graduated from Grant Union High School,…
SWEENEY, William Northcut, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Liberty, Casey County, Ky., May 5, 1832; attended the common schools and Bethany (W.Va.) College; studied law; was admitted…
HOLBROOK, Edward Dexter, a Delegate from Idaho; born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, May 6, 1836; attended the common schools and Oberlin (Ohio) College; studied law; was admitted to the bar…
(Encyclopedia) pine, common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather…
(Encyclopedia) Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of AthollMurray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Athollmûrˈē, [key]Murray, John, 2d marquess and 1st duke of Athollăthˈəl [key], 1660–1724,…
(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Horace Austin WarnerTabor, Horace Austin Warnertāˈbər [key], 1830–99, American prospector, known as Silver Dollar Tabor, b. Holland, Vt. From the Matchless Mine at Leadville,…
(Encyclopedia) Bonus Marchers, in U.S. history, more than 20,000 veterans, most of them unemployed and in desperate financial straits, who, in the spring of 1932, spontaneously made their way to…
