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(Riley B. King)legendary blues musicianBorn: 9/16/1925Birthplace: Indianola, Miss. One of the most influential guitarists of all time, King remains an icon and a model for Eric Clapton, David…
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1857Party: DemocratADAMS, Stephen, a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in the Pendleton District, S.C., October 17, 1807; moved with his parents…
GRANGER, Miles Tobey, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Marlboro, Berkshire County, Mass., August 12, 1817; moved with his parents to Canaan, Conn., in 1819; pursued common-school…
LARRABEE, Charles Hathaway, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Rome, N.Y., November 9, 1820; moved with his father to Ohio; attended Granville College; studied engineering and law; was…
deGRAFFENRIED, Edward, a Representative from Alabama; born in Eutlw, Green County, Ala., on June 30, 1899; graduated from Gulf Coast Military Academy, Gulfport, Miss., in 1917; during the…
RIDDLE, Haywood Yancey, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Van Buren, Hardeman County, Tenn., June 20, 1834; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Union University,…
ROBESON, Edward John, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Waynesville, Haywood County, N.C., August 9, 1890; moved from Wythe County, Va., with his parents to Cartersville, Ga., in…
RODNEY, Thomas, (father of Caesar Augustus Rodney, brother of Caesar Rodney, and cousin of George Brydges Rodney), a Delegate from Delaware; born near Dover, Kent County, Del., June 4, 1744;…
