GUDGER, James Madison, Jr., (father of Katherine Gudger Langley), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Marshall, Madison County, N.C., October 22, 1855; attended the common schools…
LANGLEY, John Wesley, (husband of Katherine Gudger Langley), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Floyd County, Ky., January 14, 1868; attended the common schools; taught school for three…
(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849–1919, American diplomat, b. Rockbridge co., Va.; nephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick. President McKinley appointed (1901) him minister to Austria-Hungary.…
(Encyclopedia) Kanin, GarsonKanin, Garsonkāˈnən [key], 1912–99, American director and writer, b. Rochester, N.Y.; grad. American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1933. He worked as a saxophonist, comedian,…
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Senate Years of Service: 1812-1812
Party: Unknown
DESTRÉHAN, Jean Noel, a Senator from Louisiana; born in 1754 in that section of Louisiana which became the St. Charles Parish;…
BOGGS, Corinne Claiborne (Lindy), (wife of Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr., great, great grandniece of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, great, great, great grandniece of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1873Party: RepublicanOSBORN, Thomas Ward, a Senator from Florida; born in Scotch Plains, Union County, N.J., March 9, 1833; moved to New York in 1842 with his…
BOGGS, Corinne Claiborne (Lindy), (wife of Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr., great, great grandniece of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, great, great, great grandniece of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne and…
