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Kenneth Spicer WHERRY, Congress, NE (1892-1951)

Senate Years of Service: 1943-1951Party: RepublicanWHERRY, Kenneth Spicer, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Liberty, Gage County, Nebr., February 28, 1892; attended the public schools and…

Harry Stewart NEW, Congress, IN (1858-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923Party: RepublicanNEW, Harry Stewart, a Senator from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Ind., December 31, 1858; attended the public schools and Butler University…

James Alexander WALKER, Congress, VA (1832-1901)

WALKER, James Alexander, (great grandfather of Manley C. Butler), a Representative from Virginia; born near Mount Meridian, Augusta County, Va., August 27, 1832; attended private schools, and…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

Landis, Kenesaw Mountain

(Encyclopedia) Landis, Kenesaw MountainLandis, Kenesaw Mountainkĕnˈəsôˌ [key], 1866–1944, American jurist and commissioner of baseball (1921–44), b. Millville, Butler co., Ohio, grad. Union College…