(Encyclopedia) McCarthy, Joseph Raymond, 1908–57, U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1947–57), b. near Appleton, Wis. He practiced law in Wisconsin and became (1940) a circuit judge. He served with the U.S…
OUTLAW, George, (cousin of David Outlaw), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Windsor, Bertie County, N.C., birth date unknown; educated by private teachers and in the common…
Senate Years of Service: 2001-2007Party: RepublicanALLEN, George, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in Whittier, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 8, 1952; B.A., J.D.,…
MUMFORD, George, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Rowan County, N.C., birth date unknown; attended the common schools; member of the State house of commons, 1810 and 1811; elected…
MILLER, George, a Representative from California; born in Richmond, Contra Costa County, Calif., May 17, 1945; A.A., Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 1965; A.B., San Francisco…
writerBorn: 9/21/1866Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England Pioneering writer whose novels The Time Machine (1985), The Invisible Man (1897) and War of the Worlds (1898) were among the first science-…
FORD, George, a Representative from Indiana; born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., January 11, 1846; attended the common schools; engaged in the cooperâs trade in early youth; entered…
(Encyclopedia) hundred, in English history, a subdivision of a shire, first mentioned in the 10th cent. and surviving as a unit of local government into the 19th cent. It is thought that in origin…
actressBorn: 1964Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee Known for her guest appearances on television dramas and movies, Lori seems to have done them all, from Miami Vice (1984) and The Equalizer (1985…
(Encyclopedia) De Long, George WashingtonDe Long, George Washingtondə lôngˈ [key], 1844–81, American arctic explorer, b. New York City, grad. Annapolis, 1865. In 1873 he was assigned to the Juniata,…
