LOVE, Peter Early, a Representative from Georgia; born near Dublin, Laurens County, Ga., July 7, 1818; was graduated from Franklin College (now a part of the University of Georgia), Athens, Ga…
CANNON, Arthur Patrick (Pat), a Representative from Florida; born in Powder Springs, Cobb County, Ga., May 22, 1904; moved to Laurens County, S.C.; attended the public schools, Wofford College…
SIMPSON, Richard Franklin, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Laurens, S.C., March 24, 1798; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at…
(Encyclopedia) Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable…
(Encyclopedia) Negroponte, John Dimitri, 1939–, U.S. public official, b. London, England. He joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1960, and during his long diplomatic career was posted to Asia, Europe…
(Encyclopedia) Freedom of Information Act (1966), law requiring that U.S. government agencies release their records to the public on request, unless the information sought falls into a category…
EARLE, Elias, (uncle of Samuel Earle and John Baylis Earle and great-grandfather of John Laurens Manning Irby and Joseph Haynsworth Earle), a Representative from South Carolina; born in…
CANNON, Arthur Patrick (Pat), a Representative from Florida; born in Powder Springs, Cobb County, Ga., May 22, 1904; moved to Laurens County, S.C.; attended the public schools, Wofford College,…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1832Party: Anti-JacksonianHANNA, Robert, a Senator from Indiana; born near Fountainius, Laurens District, S.C., April 6, 1786; settled in Brookville, Ind., in…
SMITH, Richard, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Burlington, N.J., March 22, 1735; educated under private teachers and in Friendsâ schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1762…