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Benjamin Edward RUSSELL, Congress, GA (1845-1909)

RUSSELL, Benjamin Edward, (cousin of Rienzi Melville Johnston), a Representative from Georgia; born in Monticello, Jefferson County, Fla., on October 5, 1845; moved with his parents to Decatur…

Thomas WYNNS, Congress, NC (1764-1825)

WYNNS, Thomas, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Barfields, Hertford County, N.C., in 1764; received his education in England; captured at sea on a vessel called the Fair…

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Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh

(Encyclopedia) Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, known as Rooney Lee, 1837–91, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. Arlington House, near Alexandria, Va.; son of Robert E. Lee. He…

Jones, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Jim, 1931–78, American religious leader, b. Lynn, Indiana. An influential Indianapolis preacher from the 1950s and onetime head of the city's Human Rights Commission, Jones…

Thomas ROBINSON, Jr., Congress, DE (1800-1843)

ROBINSON, Thomas, Jr., a Representative from Delaware; born in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., in 1800; attended the common schools and was graduated from Princeton College; studied law; was…

Connie MACK, IV, Congress, FL (1967)

MACK, Connie, IV, (son of Connie Mack III, step-great-grandson of Tom Connally, great-grandson of Morris Sheppard, great-great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard, husband of Mary Bono), a…

Burton Lane

(Burton Levy)composerBorn: 2/2/1912Birthplace: New York City A composer of numerous scores for Broadway musicals and Hollywood films, Lane collaborated with lyricists Ira Gershwin and Alan Jay…

Christopher Guest

(Christopher Haden-Guest)actor, writer, directorBorn: 2/5/1948Birthplace: New York City Starting in the late 1960s, Christopher Guest made a name for himself writing for National Lampoon magazine…

Henry BOWEN, Congress, VA (1841-1915)

BOWEN, Henry, (son of Rees Tate Bowen, nephew of John Warfield Johnston, and cousin of William Bowen Campbell), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Maiden Springs,” near Tazewell,…