Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849Party: DemocratWESTCOTT, James Diament, Jr., a Senator from Florida; born in Alexandria, Va., May 10, 1802; moved to New Jersey, where he received a liberal…
PEASE, Donald James, a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, September 26, 1931; B.S., Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1953; M.A., Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. 1955;…
OâBRIEN, James, a Representative from New York; born in County Kings, Ireland, March 13, 1841; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1861 and settled in New York…
O’BRIEN, James, a Representative from New York; born in County Kings, Ireland, March 13, 1841; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1861 and settled in New York City;…
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1861Party: DemocratSEBASTIAN, William King, a Senator from Arkansas; born in Centerville, Hickman County, Tenn., in 1812; graduated from Columbia College,…
(Encyclopedia) Laughlin, James LaurenceLaughlin, James Laurencelŏfˈlĭn [key], 1850–1933, American economist, b. Deerfield, Ohio, Ph.D. Harvard, 1876. He was a distinguished teacher, and as head of…
(Encyclopedia) Forrestal, James VincentForrestal, James Vincentfôrˈĭstôlˌ, fŏrˈ– [key], 1892–1949, U.S. secretary of the navy (1944–47) and secretary of defense (1947–49), b. Beacon, N.Y. He was a…
(Encyclopedia) Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865–1950, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1907–9), b. Hiram, Ohio; son of President James A. Garfield. After being admitted to the Ohio bar in 1888, he became…
(Encyclopedia) Keeler, James Edward, 1857–1900, American astronomer, b. La Salle, Ill. At the age of 21 he went on the Naval Observatory expedition to Colorado to observe the solar eclipse of July,…
(Encyclopedia) Petrillo, James CaesarPetrillo, James Caesarpētrĭlˈō, pĭ– [key], 1892–1984, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Musicians (1940–58), b. Chicago. In 1915 he…