COCHRAN, John Joseph, a Representative from Missouri; born in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo., August 11, 1880; attended the public schools; employed in the editorial department of…
Senate Years of Service: 1873-1877Party: DemocratBOGY, Lewis Vital, a Senator from Missouri; born in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., April 9, 1813; attended the public schools; employed as clerk in a…
(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1435–88, duke of Brittany. He succeeded (1458) his uncle Arthur III. In his struggle with the French crown for the independence of his duchy, Francis entered (1465) the…
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1925Party: RepublicanSPENCER, Selden Palmer, a Senator from Missouri; born in Erie, Pa., September 16, 1862; attended the public schools of Erie; graduated from…
BARTHOLDT, Richard, a Representative from Missouri; born in Schleiz, Germany, November 2, 1855; attended the public schools and Schleiz College (Gymnasium); immigrated to the United States in…
(Encyclopedia) Pepin IPepin Ipĕpˈĭn [key], d. 838, king of Aquitaine (817–38), son of Louis I, emperor of the West. He joined in the uprisings of 830 and 833 against Louis, but each time helped to…
NIEDRINGHAUS, Henry Frederick, (nephew of Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus), a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., December 15, 1864; attended the public schools, Central…
STANARD, Edwin Obed, a Representative from Missouri; born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., January 5, 1832; moved with his parents to the Territory of Iowa in 1836; completed preparatory…
GAY, Edward James, (grandfather of Edward James Gay [1878-1952]), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Liberty, Bedford County, Va., February 3, 1816; moved with his parents to Illinois in…
GAY, Edward James, (grandfather of Edward James Gay [1878-1952]), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Liberty, Bedford County, Va., February 3, 1816; moved with his parents to Illinois in…
