TUCKER, George, (cousin of Henry St. George Tucker), a Representative from Virginia; born in St. Georges, Bermuda, on August 20, 1775; immigrated to Virginia about 1790; was graduated from the…
BARRY, Robert Raymond, a Representative from New York; born in Omaha, Nebr., May 15, 1915; received early education in the public schools of Evanston, Ill.; attended Hamilton College, Clinton…
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939Party: DemocratBULKLEY, Robert Johns, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1880; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1835-1845Party: DemocratWALKER, Robert John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1801; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881Party: DemocratWITHERS, Robert Enoch, (cousin of Thomas Withers Chinn), a Senator from Virginia; born near Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., September 18, 1821…
(Encyclopedia) Peary, Robert EdwinPeary, Robert Edwinpērˈē [key], 1856–1920, American arctic explorer, b. Cresson, Pa. In 1881 he entered the U.S. navy as a civil engineer and for several years…
(Encyclopedia) Lunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn FontanneLunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn Fontannefŏntănˈ [key], 1887?–1983, b. Essex, England, American acting couple.…
Senate Years of Service: 1939-1953Party: RepublicanTAFT, Robert Alphonso, (son of President William H. Taft, nephew of Charles Phelps Taft, father of Robert Taft, Jr.), a Senator from Ohio;…
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;…
Senate Years of Service: 2001-Party: DemocratCANTWELL, Maria E., a Senator and a Representative from Washington; born in Indianapolis, Ind., October 13, 1958; attended public schools in…
