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Linn BANKS, Congress, VA (1784-1842)

BANKS, Linn, a Representative from Virginia; born in Madison (then Culpeper) County, Va., January 23, 1784; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Madison County April 10, 1809; member of the…

William E. BARRETT, Congress, NE (1929)

BARRETT, William E., a Representative from Nebraska; born in Lexington, Dawson County, Nebr., February 9, 1929; B.A., Hastings College, 1952; graduate of the Nebraska Realtors Institute;…

Thomas Gilbert LOEFFLER, Congress, TX (1946)

LOEFFLER, Thomas Gilbert, a Representative from Texas; born in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Tex., August 1, 1946; graduated from Mason High School, Mason, Tex., 1964; B.B.A., University…

Helen Thomas

White House correspondentBorn: 8/4/1920Birthplace: Winchester, Kentucky After graduating from Wayne University, Thomas went to Washington, DC. In 1943 she began working for United Press…

Paul, Les

(Encyclopedia) Paul, Les, 1915–2009, American guitarist and inventor, b. Waukesha, Wis., as Lester William Polsfuss (later Polfuss). He began playing…

Toland, Gregg Wesley

(Encyclopedia) Toland, Gregg Wesley, 1904–48, American cinematographer, b. Charleston, Ill. One of Hollywood's most accomplished and influential cinematographers, Toland worked for Samuel Goldwyn…

Coventry, city, England

(Encyclopedia) Coventry Coventry kŏvˈəntrē, kŭvˈ– [key], city and metropolitan borough…

O'Neill, Paul Henry

(Encyclopedia) O'Neill, Paul Henry, 1935–2020, American business executive and government official, b. St. Louis, Mo., grad. Fresno State College (B.A.) and Indiana Univ. (M.P.A.). A Republican, O'…

Fuller, R. Buckminster

(Encyclopedia) Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster Fuller), 1895–1983, American architect and engineer, b. Milton, Mass. Fuller devoted his life to the invention of revolutionary…