(Encyclopedia) Mount Vernon. 1 City (1990 pop. 16,988), seat of Jefferson co., SE Ill.; settled 1819, inc. 1872. It is a trade, rail, and industrial center in a farm and coal region. Tools, tires,…
THOMSON, Vernon Wallace, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Richland Center, Richland County, Wis., November 5, 1905; graduated from Richland Center High School in 1923; attended Carroll…
McCLINTIC, James Vernon, a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Bremond, Robertson County, Tex., September 8, 1878; moved with his parents to Groesbeck, Limestone County, Tex., in 1880;…
Senate Years of Service: 1929-1930Party: RepublicanALLEN, Henry Justin, a Senator from Kansas; born in Pittsfield, Warren County, Pa., September 11, 1868; moved with his parents to Kansas in…
BOWERSOCK, Justin De Witt, a Representative from Kansas; born near Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 19, 1842; moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1860 and engaged in mercantile pursuits…
Born: February 10, 1982American Runner Won 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 2002 NCAA outdoor 100 and 200m winner; 2001 NCAA outdoor 100, and 200m champion.
airplane manufacturerBorn: 12/5/1879Birthplace: Hawthorne, Iowa A pioneer in aviation, he built and flew his first plane in 1911 before organizing the Travel Air Company in 1925. After building…
food industry executiveBorn: 1901Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Having ventured east to study business at Wharton, he returned home to Cleveland to open his first restaurant. He eventually expanded…
(Encyclopedia) Harcourt, Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, 1827–1904, English statesman. A brilliant parliamentarian and a supporter of Gladstone, he entered Parliament in 1868 and had a…
