HORR, Ralph Ashley, a Representative from Washington; born in Saybrook, McLean County, Ill., August 12, 1884; attended the public schools and the University of Illinois at Urbana; moved to the…
INGERSOLL, Ralph Isaacs, (father of Colin Macrae Ingersoll), a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., February 8, 1789; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from…
METCALFE, Ralph Harold, a Representative from Illinois; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 29, 1910; attended the Chicago public schools; Ph.B., Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis.,…
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, III, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Valley City, Barnes County, N.Dak., September 2, 1952; B.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Folks, N.Dak., 1974,…
SCOTT, Ralph James, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Surry County, near Pinnacle, N.C., October 15, 1905; educated in the public schools; Wake Forest College, LL.B., 1930; was…
SICKLES, Carlton Ralph, a Representative from Maryland; born in Hamden, New Haven County, Conn., June 15, 1921; graduated from Roosevelt High School, Washington, D.C.,1939; BS, Georgetown…
(Encyclopedia) crumhorn, J-shaped, double-reed musical instrument used throughout Europe from the 15th cent. through the 17th cent. It possesses a soft, reedy tone. The reed is enclosed by a wooden…
(Encyclopedia) Abramoff scandal, in U.S. history, political corruption scandal resulting from criminal conduct on the part of lobbyist Jack Abramoff (1959–) and his associates. Abramoff was a…
GILBERT, Ralph Waldo Emerson, (son of George Gilmore Gilbert), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Ky., January 17, 1882; attended the public schools and the…
