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Sydney Johnston BOWIE, Congress, AL (1865-1928)

BOWIE, Sydney Johnston, (nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon), a Representative from Alabama; born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., July 26, 1865; attended private schools, and was graduated…

Thomas Johnston TURNER, Congress, IL (1815-1874)

TURNER, Thomas Johnston, a Representative from Illinois; born in Trumbull County, Ohio, April 5, 1815; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to Butler County, Pa., in 1825;…

John Bennett JOHNSTON, Jr., Congress, LA (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1972-1997Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr., (father-in-law of Tim Roemer), a Senator from Louisiana; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parrish, La., June 10, 1932;…

Robert Lynn HOGG, Congress, WV (1893-1973)

HOGG, Robert Lynn, (son of Charles Edgar Hogg), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., December 30, 1893; attended the public schools and West…

Joseph Forney JOHNSTON, Congress, AL (1843-1913)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Joseph Forney, a Senator from Alabama; born at “Mount Welcome,” Lincoln County, N.C., March 23, 1843; attended the country…

Lynne Russell

TV news anchor Russell attended the University of Colorado, where she majored in nursing. In 1971 she became program director and host of an interview show at WKAT-TV in Miami. She left in 1978 to…

Lynn Sherr

TV news reporter Sherr received a BA from Wellesley College. After working as a reporter for the Associated Press, WCBS-TV in New York, and the PBS stations WNET in New York and WETA in Washington…

Loretta Lynn

country singerBorn: 4/14/1935Birthplace: Butchers Hollow, Kentucky Country and western singer known for her plaintive singing style and her rags-to-riches life story portrayed in the 1980 film…