CHAPPELL, Absalom Harris, (cousin of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar), a Representative from Georgia; born at Mount Zion, Hancock County, Ga., December 18, 1801; attended the local academy at…
Johannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for help in gaining…
U.S. government official; civil rights advocate Born: November 17, 1904Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Hastie received a BA from Amherst, where he finished first in his class, and then received a…
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847Party: WhigJARNAGIN, Spencer, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Grainger County, Tenn., in 1792; pursued classical studies and graduated from Greenville…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: DemocratDAVIS, Jeff, a Senator from Arkansas; born near Richmond, Little River County, Ark., May 6, 1862; attended school in Russellville, Ark., and…
(Encyclopedia) Křenek, ErnstKřenek, Ernstkrĕˈnĕk, Czech kerzhĕˈnĕk [key], 1900–1991, Austrian-American composer, b. Vienna. to Czech parents. He studied in Vienna and Berlin, and in the early 1920s…
(Encyclopedia) Gibson, William, 1948–, Canadian science fiction writer, b. Conway, S.C., moved to Canada in the 1960s. He first published short stories in sci-fi magazines; many are collected in…
(Encyclopedia) Edwards, John Reid (Johnny Reid Edwards), 1953–, U.S. politician, b. Seneca, S.C., grad. North Carolina State Univ. (B.A., 1974), Univ. of North Carolina (J.D., 1977). The son of a…
ATKINS, John DeWitt Clinton, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Manlyâs Chapel, Henry County, Tenn., June 4, 1825; attended a private school in Paris, Tenn., and was graduated from…
REAMS, Henry Frazier, a Representative from Ohio; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., January 15, 1897; attended the public schools of Tennessee; during First World War enlisted as a…
