AUF DER HEIDE, Oscar Louis, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City, December 8, 1874; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to West New York, Hudson County, N.J…
actor, former professional football playerBorn: 1/14/1948Birthplace: New Orleans Having turned a professional football career into a successful acting career, he is probably best known as Rocky's…
ALTMIRE, Jason, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., March 7, 1968; B.S., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1990; M.H.S.A., George Washington…
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Benjamin Gratz, 1826–85, U.S. Senator (1863–67) and governor of Missouri (1871–73), b. Lexington, Ky. An able lawyer in St. Louis, Brown was a leader in the Free-Soil movement…
(Encyclopedia) Gustavus V, 1858–1950, king of Sweden (1907–50), son and successor of Oscar II. During his reign Sweden evolved toward political equality and economic prosperity and avoided military…
(Encyclopedia) paradox, statement that appears self-contradictory but actually has a basis in truth, e.g., Oscar Wilde's “Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.” Many New…
PEGRAM, John, a Representative from Virginia; born at âBonneville,â in Dinwiddie County, Va., November 16, 1773; attended the common schools; held various local offices; member of the…
CLAYPOOL, Harold Kile, (son of Horatio Clifford Claypool and cousin of John Barney Peterson), a Representative from Ohio; born in Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio, June 2, 1886; attended the…
BARKSDALE, Ethelbert, (brother of William Barksdale), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tenn., January 4, 1824; moved to Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.;…
