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Stark, Harold Raynsford

(Encyclopedia) Stark, Harold Raynsford, 1880–1972, American admiral, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, he was commissioned (1905) an ensign in the navy. After…

Burton, Harold Hitz

(Encyclopedia) Burton, Harold Hitz, 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1945–58), b. Jamaica Plain (now part of Boston), Mass. Admitted to the bar in 1912, he built a prosperous…

Floyd Harold FLAKE, Congress, NY (1945)

FLAKE, Floyd Harold, a Representative from New York; born in Los Angeles, Calif., January 30, 1945; attended public schools in Houston, Tex.; B.A., Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio,…

Dodds, Harold Willis

(Encyclopedia) Dodds, Harold Willis, 1889–1980, American educator, b. Utica, Pa., grad. Grove City College, 1909, M.A. Princeton, 1914, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1917. He taught economics and…

Washington, Harold Lee

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Harold Lee, 1922–87, African-American politician, b. Chicago. A lawyer, he entered Illinois state government in 1965 as a Democratic representative, becoming state senator…

Holt, Harold Edward

(Encyclopedia) Holt, Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader. After studying law, he entered politics and became associated with Robert Gordon Menzies. He held a number of cabinet offices…

Russell, Charles Edward

(Encyclopedia) Russell, Charles Edward, 1860–1941, American author, b. Davenport, Iowa. He was a prominent newspaper editor (1894–1902) in New York and Chicago. A member of the Socialist party before…

Hitchcock, Henry-Russell

(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903–87, American architectural historian, b. Boston. Educated at Harvard, Hitchcock taught at Smith College and New York Univ. His writings, which helped to…

Jacob Harold GALLINGER, Congress, NH (1837-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1918Party: RepublicanGALLINGER, Jacob Harold, a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, March 28, 1837; attended the…

Philip Harold HAYES, Congress, IN (1940)

HAYES, Philip Harold, a Representative from Indiana; born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., September 1, 1940; attended Rensselaer (Ind.) Elementary School; graduated from Rensselaer…