Senate Years of Service: 2009-2010Party: DemocratKIRK, Paul G., Jr., a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Newton, Mass., January 18, 1938; B.A., Harvard University, 1960; J.D., Harvard Law…
FARY, John G., a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 11, 1911; graduated, Holy Trinity High School; attended Loyola University; Real Estate School of Illinois, and…
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud), (father of William Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa., January 23, 1932; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954; M.B…
SHUSTER, E. G. (Bud), (father of William Shuster), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Glassport, Allegheny County, Pa., January 23, 1932; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1954; M.…
(Encyclopedia) ballad, in literature and music, short, narrative poem or song usually relating a single, dramatic event. Two forms of the ballad are often distinguished—the folk ballad, dating from…
(Encyclopedia) Walker, James John, 1881–1946, American politician, b. New York City. Dapper and debonair, Jimmy Walker, having tried his hand at song writing, engaged in Democratic politics and in…
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, James Gordon, 1841–1918, American newspaper proprietor, b. New York City; son of James Gordon Bennett. Educated mostly in France, he took over (1867) from his father the…
(Encyclopedia) Joyce, James, 1882–1941, Irish novelist. Perhaps the most influential and significant novelist of the 20th cent., Joyce was a master of the English language, exploiting all of its…
(Encyclopedia) Shiller, Robert James, 1946–, American economist, b. Detroit, grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1967), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.M., 1968; Ph.D., 1972). A professor at Yale…
(Encyclopedia) Polk, James KnoxPolk, James Knoxpōk [key], 1795–1849, 11th President of the United States (1845–49), b. Mecklenburg co., N.C.
To the surprise of many, the new President proved to be…
