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Walter Eugene POWELL, Congress, OH (1931)

POWELL, Walter Eugene, a Representative from Ohio; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, April 25, 1931; attended Hamilton public schools; A.B., Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 1953; M.Ed…

Warren GARD, Congress, OH (1873-1929)

GARD, Warren, a Representative from Ohio; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, July 2, 1873; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1894; was…

Collot d'Herbois, Jean Marie

(Encyclopedia) Collot d'Herbois, Jean MarieCollot d'Herbois, Jean MariezhäN märēˈ kōlōˈ dĕrbwäˈ [key], 1750–96, French revolutionary, originally an actor and playwright. Although a member of his…

Strickland, Donna Theo

(Encyclopedia) Strickland, Donna Theo, 1959–, Canadian physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Rochester, New York, 1989. Strickland held research positions at the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa…

Wain, John

(Encyclopedia) Wain, John, 1925–94, English novelist and critic, b. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, grad. Oxford (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1950). Originally lumped with England's angry young men after the…

William Posey EDWARDS, Congress, GA (1835-1900)

EDWARDS, William Posey, a Representative from Georgia; born near Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga., November 9, 1835; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Collinsworth Institute,…

Joseph BUFFINGTON, Congress, PA (1803-1872)

BUFFINGTON, Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in West Chester, Pa., November 27, 1803; attended the common schools and Western University, Pittsburgh, Pa.; moved to Butler…

Greg John HOLBROCK, Congress, OH (1906-1992)

HOLBROCK, Greg John, a Representative from Ohio; born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, June 21, 1906; graduated from St. Xavier High School; attended Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind.;…

James Prather JONTZ, Congress, IN (1951-2007)

JONTZ, James Prather, a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Ind., December 18, 1951; attended public schools; A.B., Indiana University, Bloomington, 1973; graduate studies at…

James SHIELDS, Congress, OH (1762-1831)

SHIELDS, James, (uncle of James Shields [1810-1879]), a Representative from Ohio; born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, April 13, 1762; received a good common-school education; entered the…