actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the Oscar-nominated…
WOOD, Ernest Edward, a Representative from Missouri; born in Chico, Butte County, Calif., August 24, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Stockton (Calif.) High School…
STEWART, Jacob Henry, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Clermont, Columbia County, N.Y., January 15, 1829; moved with his parents to Peekskill, N.Y.; attended the common schools and was…
(Encyclopedia) Arakcheyev, Aleksey AndreyevichArakcheyev, Aleksey Andreyevichəlĭksyāˈ əndrāˈyəvĭch äräkchāˈyĕf [key], 1769–1834, Russian general, adviser to Czar Alexander I. An exacting officer, he…
BURKHALTER, Everett Glen, a Representative from California; born in Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Ark., Januray 19, 1897; attended the public schools in Arkansas, Indiana, Colorado, and…
Governor of California, actor, bodybuilderBorn: 7/30/1947Birthplace: Graz, Austria Hulk-like actor-turned politician, he is best known for his roles in sci-fi action/thrillers and for booting…
PATTEN, Thomas Gedney, a Representative from New York; born in New York City September 12, 1861; attended Mount Pleasant Academy, Ossining, N.Y., Columbia College, New York City, 1877-1879,…
KIEFER, Andrew Robert, a Representative from Minnesota; born at Marienborn, Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, May 25, 1832; attended school in Mainz; immigrated to the United States in 1849…
(Encyclopedia) Burger, Warren Earl, 1907–95, American jurist, 15th chief justice of the United States (1969–86), b. St. Paul, Minn. After receiving his law degree in 1931 from St. Paul College of Law…
