Search

Search results

Displaying 461 - 470

John Preston MARTIN, Congress, KY (1811-1862)

MARTIN, John Preston, (brother of Elbert Sevier Martin and grandfather of George Brown Martin), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Jonesville, Lee County, Va., October 11, 1811; pursued…

Elisha Edward MEREDITH, Congress, VA (1848-1900)

MEREDITH, Elisha Edward, a Representative from Virginia; born in Sumter County, Ala., December 26, 1848; attended Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1869…

Henry Edward BROWN, Jr., Congress, SC (1935)

BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Bishopville, Lee County, S.C., December 20, 1935; graduated from Berkeley High School, Moncks Corner, S.C., 1953;…

Brookins CAMPBELL, Congress, TN (1808-1853)

CAMPBELL, Brookins, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Washington County, Tenn., in 1808; attended the rural schools and was graduated from Washington College (now Washington and Lee…

William CHETWOOD, Congress, NJ (1771-1857)

CHETWOOD, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 17, 1771; was graduated from Princeton College in 1792; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1796 and…

William Martin HENDON, Congress, NC (1944)

HENDON, William Martin, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., November 9, 1944; attended the public schools; graduated from Lee H. Edwards High School…

Linda Alvarado

entrepreneurBorn: 1952Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M. Alvarado has been a pioneer on several fronts. She started her own construction company in 1976 with a $2,500 loan from her parents. Alvarado…

Gary Oldman

actor, directorBorn: 3/21/1958Birthplace: London, England Oldman is known for his mastery of accents and psychotic roles like Sid Vicious (Sid and Nancy, 1986) and assassin Lee Harvey Oswald (…

Ashley Judd

actressBorn: 4/19/1968Birthplace: Los Angeles Intelligent (she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky) and beautiful, Ashley Judd didn't head to Hollywood until after college.…