HOLLAND, Elmer Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., January 8, 1894; attended the public schools, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and the University of…
(Encyclopedia) Moore, John Bassett, 1860–1947, American authority on international law, b. Smyrna, Del. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1883. He was (1885–86) a law clerk in the Dept. of State…
(Encyclopedia) Homestead Act, 1862, passed by the U.S. Congress. It provided for the transfer of 160 acres (65 hectares) of unoccupied public land to each homesteader on payment of a nominal fee…
(Encyclopedia) Holt, Joseph, 1807–94, American public official, judge advocate general of the U.S. army (1862–75), b. Breckinridge co., Ky. He became a widely known lawyer and political speaker in…
(Encyclopedia) Parks, Gordon (Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks), 1912–2006, African-American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composer, b. Fort Scott, Kans. Parks purchased his first camera…
(Encyclopedia) Neagle, JohnNeagle, Johnnēˈgəl [key], 1796–1865, American portrait painter, b. Boston. He was reared in Philadelphia, where he was apprentice to a coach painter. After travel in the…
CAMPAIGN 2000 | THE CANDIDATESJohn McCainEngineering the "Straight Talk Express" by Beth Rowen Information Please presents the seventh in a continuing series of Campaign 2000…
LILLY, Samuel, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Geneva, N.Y., October 28, 1815; moved to Lambertville, N.J., in 1829; attended Rev. P.O. Studdifordâs classical school; was graduated…
HATCH, Israel Thompson, a Representative from New York; born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., June 30, 1808; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y…
FARAN, James John, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 29, 1808; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1831;…
