(Encyclopedia) Haggard, Sir Henry Rider, 1856–1925, English novelist. From 1875 to 1881 he served in the government of South Africa, which was the scene of many of his highly popular romances. King…
(Encyclopedia) Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., 1950–, American scholar and critic, b. Keyser, W.Va., B.A. Yale, 1973, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1979, where he studied with Wole Soyinka. Gates is an expert on African…
Senate Years of Service: 1967-1985Party: RepublicanBAKER, Howard Henry, Jr., (son of Howard Henry Baker, stepson of Irene Bailey Baker, son-in-law of Everett Dirksen, and husband of Nancy…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949; 1949-1962Party: Republican; RepublicanDWORSHAK, Henry Clarence, a Representative and a Senator from Idaho; born in Duluth, Minn., August 29, 1894; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1821; 1821-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican; JacksonianEATON, John Henry, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N…
WILDE, Richard Henry, a Representative from Georgia; born in Dublin, Ireland, September 24, 1789; immigrated to the United States in 1797 with his parents, who settled in Baltimore, Md.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1858-1863Party: DemocratRICE, Henry Mower, (brother of Edmund Rice), a Delegate and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Waitsfield, Vt., November 29, 1816; attended…
EVANS, Henry Clay, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Juniata County, Pa., June 18, 1843; moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1883Party: DemocratDAVIS, Henry Gassaway, (brother of Thomas Beall Davis and grandfather of Davis Elkins), a Senator from West Virginia; born near Woodstock,…
MARKELL, Henry, (son of Jacob Markell), a Representative from New York; born in Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, N.Y., February 7, 1792; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted…
