WRIGHT, John Vines, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Purdy, McNairy County, Tenn., June 28, 1828; completed preparatory studies; attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville,…
WRIGHT, Augustus Romaldus, a Representative from Georgia; born in Wrightsboro, Ga., June 16, 1813; attended the public schools at Appling, Ga., the grammar school, Franklin College, and the…
KELLOGG, Stephen Wright, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Shelburne, Mass., April 5, 1822; attended an academy at Shelburne Falls, Mass., and Amherst (Mass.) College; was graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is…
WRIGHT, Edwin Ruthvin Vincent, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hoboken, N.J., January 2, 1812; completed preparatory studies; engaged in newspaper work in 1835; editor of the Jersey…
financier, philanthropistBorn: 1887Birthplace: New York City With the money he made from founding his own investment banking firm on in 1926, he established the Institute for the Crippled and…
(Encyclopedia) Dummer, Jeremiah, c.1680–1739, colonial agent for Massachusetts and Connecticut, b. Boston; son of Jeremiah Dummer (1645–1718). He saw little opportunity for business in Boston and…
Born: Feb. 14, 1935Golfer won 3 of 4 majors (LPGA, U.S. Open, Titleholders) in 1961; 4-time winner of both U.S. Open and LPGA titles; 82 career wins including 13 majors.
lawyer, civil rights activist, children's advocateBorn: 6/6/1939Birthplace: Bennettsville, S.C. The youngest of five children of a Baptist preacher, Edelman attended Spelman College in Atlanta and…
Senate Years of Service: 1806-1813Party: Democratic RepublicanREED, Philip, a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born near Chestertown, Kent County, Md., in 1760; completed…
