(Encyclopedia) Taft, Robert Alphonso, 1889–1953, American politician, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; son of William Howard Taft. He practiced law in Ohio and served (1921–26, 1931–32) in the state legislature…
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Robert Penn, 1905–89, American novelist, poet, and critic, b. Guthrie, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ. 1925; M.A., Univ. of California 1927; B.Litt., Oxford 1930. At Vanderbilt he…
(Encyclopedia) Muldoon, Sir Robert David, 1921–92, New Zealand political leader, prime minister (1975–84). Originally a public accountant, he entered parliament in 1960 as a member of the…
(Encyclopedia) Stott, John Robert Walmsley, 1921–2011, Anglican clergyman influential in 20th-century evangelical Christianity, b. London. He attended college and theological school at Cambridge and…
ROSE, Robert Lawson, (son of Robert Selden Rose and son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen), a Representative from New York; born in Geneva, N.Y., October 12, 1804; received a limited schooling; moved…
BUSHONG, Robert Grey, (grandson of Anthony Ellmaker Roberts), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., June 10, 1883; attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1853Party: DemocratCHARLTON, Robert Milledge, a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., January 19, 1807; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced…
ROBERTS, Anthony Ellmaker, (grandfather of Robert Grey Bushong), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Barneston Station, Chester County, Pa., on October 29, 1803; received a limited…