(Encyclopedia) Weaver, Robert Clifton, 1907–97, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1966–68), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard (B.S., 1929; M.A., 1931; Ph.D., 1934). An African…
(Encyclopedia) Zoellick, Robert BruceZoellick, Robert Brucezĕlˈlĭk [key], 1953–, U.S. government official and finance executive, b. Evergreen Park, Ill., grad. Swarthmore College (B.A., 1975),…
ATWATER, John Wilbur, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Rialto (now Fearington), Chatham County, N.C., December 27, 1840; attended the common schools and the old William Closs…
LATTA, Delbert Leroy, (father of Robert E. Latta ) a Representative from Ohio; born in Weston, Wood County, Ohio, March 5, 1920; attended the public schools in North Baltimore, Ohio; graduated…
Honoring Civil War heroes by Liz Olson Confederate Heroes’ Day commemorates those who died fighting for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. An official…
(Encyclopedia) NottinghamshireNottinghamshirenŏtˈĭng-əmshĭr [key], county (1991 pop. 980,600), 843 sq mi (2,183 sq km), central England. The county seat is at West Bridgford, in Rushcliffe. The…
TALBOTT, Joshua Frederick Cockey, a Representative from Maryland; born near Lutherville, Baltimore County, Md., July 29, 1843; attended the public schools; began the study of law in 1862;…
BAKER, Howard Henry, (husband of Irene Bailey Baker and father of Howard Henry Baker, Jr.), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., January 12, 1902; moved with…
