MURRAY, James Cunningham, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., May 16, 1917; graduated from Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago, Ill.; graduated from De Paul University,…
Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: RepublicanWEST, Joseph Rodman, a Senator from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., September 19, 1822; moved with his parents to Philadelphia in 1824;…
Senate Years of Service: 1955-1966Party: DemocratMcNAMARA, Patrick Vincent, a Senator from Michigan; born in North Weymouth, Mass., October 4, 1894; attended the public schools in Weymouth and…
HAUGEN, Nils Pederson, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Modum, Norway, March 9, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Pierce County, Wis., in…
Entrepreneur, railroad and steamship executiveBorn: October 27, 1819Birthplace: Branford, Conn. Henry Plant grew up in Connecticut. Rather than attend college as his family had hoped, he became a…
Below is the composition of the 117th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2020 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for…
(Encyclopedia) Jessup, Philip Caryl, 1897–1986, American authority on international law, b. New York City, grad. Hamilton College, 1919, LL.B. Yale, 1924, Ph.D. Columbia, 1927. He was admitted (1925…
(Encyclopedia) Ebbers, Bernie (Bernard John Ebbers), 1941–, American business executive and white-collar criminal, b. Edmonton, Alta, grad. Mississippi College (1967). After running a small motel…
