Senate Years of Service: 1950-1957Party: DemocratCLEMENTS, Earle C., a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Morganfield, Union County, Ky., October 22, 1896; attended the public…
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RINALDO, Matthew John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., September 1, 1931; B.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., 1953; M.B.A., Seton Hall…
ROBINSON, James Wallace, a Representative from Ohio; born in the township of Carby, near Unionville Center, Union County, Ohio, on November 26, 1826; attended the common schools and Marysville…
industrialist, art collector, philanthropistBorn: 5/21/1898Birthplace: New York City As the son of a Russian immigrant and doctor, Hammer in many respects followed in his father's footsteps,…
FOOTE, Wallace Turner, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Port Henry, Essex County, N.Y., April 7, 1864; attended the Port Henry Union School and Williston Seminary, Easthampton,…
CLARK, Horace Francis, a Representative from New York; born in Southbury, Conn., November 29, 1815; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1833; studied law; was admitted…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart, James Ewell Brown (Jeb Stuart), 1833–64, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Patrick co., Va. Most of his U.S. army service was with the 1st Cavalry in…
(Encyclopedia) Maduro Moros, NicolásMaduro Moros, Nicolásnēkōläsˈ mäd&oomacr;ˈrō mōˈrōs [key], 1962–, Venezuelan trade union and political leader. He was trained as a union organizer in Cuba, and…
(Encyclopedia) Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821–77, Confederate general, b. Bedford co., Tenn. (his birthplace is now in Marshall co.). At the beginning of the Civil War, Forrest, a wealthy citizen of…