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La Fayette LANE, Congress, OR (1842-1896)

LANE, La Fayette, (son of Joseph Lane and uncle of Harry Lane), a Representative from Oregon; born near Evansville, Vanderburg County, Ind., November 12, 1842; attended the public schools at…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…

John Gerald MILTON, Congress, NJ (1881-1977)

Senate Years of Service: 1938-1938Party: DemocratMILTON, John Gerald, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., January 21, 1881; attended the public schools; studied law; admitted…

Kenneth E. BENTSEN, Jr., Congress, TX (1959)

BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr., (nephew of Lloyd Millard Bentsen), a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., June 3, 1959; graduated from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass…

John HILL, Congress, VA (1800-1880)

HILL, John, (cousin of John Thomas Harris), a Representative from Virginia; born in New Canton, Buckingham County, Va., July 18, 1800; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from…

HILL, John, Congress, VA (1800-1880)

HILL, John, (cousin of John Thomas Harris), a Representative from Virginia; born in New Canton, Buckingham County, Va., July 18, 1800; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from…

Jeremiah CRABB, Congress, MD (1760-1800)

CRABB, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maryland; born in Montgomery County, Md., in 1760; served in the Revolutionary War as second lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment; promoted to the…

Ernest Edward WOOD, Congress, MO (1875-1952)

WOOD, Ernest Edward, a Representative from Missouri; born in Chico, Butte County, Calif., August 24, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Stockton (Calif.) High School…