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Hubert Haskell PEAVEY, Congress, WI (1881-1937)

PEAVEY, Hubert Haskell, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Adams, Mower County, Minn., on January 12, 1881; moved with his parents to Redwood Falls, Minn., in 1886; attended the public…

MARSHALL, Humphrey, Congress, KY (1812-1872)

MARSHALL, Humphrey, (grandson of Humphrey Marshall [1761-1841]), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., January 13, 1812; pursued academic studies; was…

Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve

(Encyclopedia) Lyautey, Louis Hubert GonzalveLyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalvelwē übĕrˈ gôNzälvˈ lyōtāˈ [key], 1854–1934, colonial administrator and marshal of France. A career soldier, he served in…

Andrew HUMPHREYS, Congress, IN (1821-1904)

HUMPHREYS, Andrew, a Representative from Indiana; born near Knoxville, Tenn., March 30, 1821; moved with his parents to Owen County, Ind., in 1829; afterwards moved to Putnam County and…

Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391–1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist scholarship. After the…

Gilbert, Sir Humphrey

(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 1537?–1583, English soldier, navigator, and explorer; half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Knighted (1570) for his service in the campaigns in Ireland, he later (…

Bob FILNER, Congress, CA (1942)

FILNER, Bob, a Representative from California; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1963; M.A., University of Delaware, Newark…

FILNER, Robert, Congress, DE (1942)

FILNER, Robert, a Representative from California; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1963; M.A., University of Delaware, Newark…