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Edwin Carl JOHNSON, Congress, CO (1884-1970)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1955Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Edwin Carl, a Senator from Colorado; born in Scandia, Republic County, Kans., January 1, 1884; moved with his parents to a cattle…

Waldo Porter JOHNSON, Congress, MO (1817-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1862Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Waldo Porter, (nephew of Joseph Johnson), a Senator from Missouri; born in Bridgeport, Harrison County, Va., September 16, 1817;…

Lowell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Robert (Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4th), 1917–77, American poet and translator, widely considered the preeminent American poet of the mid-20th cent., b. Boston, grad. Kenyon…

Jeromus JOHNSON, Congress, NY (1775-1846)

JOHNSON, Jeromus, a Representative from New York; born in Wallabout, Kings County, N.Y., November 2, 1775; attended the public schools; moved to New York City; engaged in mercantile pursuits;…

Nancy Lee JOHNSON, Congress, CT (1935)

JOHNSON, Nancy Lee, a Representative from Connecticut; born Nancy Elizabeth Lee in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 5, 1935; graduated from elementary and secondary classes of the…

Noadiah JOHNSON, Congress, NY (1795-1839)

JOHNSON, Noadiah, a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut in 1795; completed preparatory studies; moved to Delaware County, N.Y., in 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…

Timothy V. JOHNSON, Congress, IL (1946)

JOHNSON, Timothy V., a Representative from Illinois; born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ill., July 23, 1946; graduated from Urbana High School, Urbana, Ill.; attended United States Military Academy,…

Goldwater, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Goldwater, Robert, 1907–73, American art historian, b. New York City. Goldwater taught at Queens College, N.Y., from 1934 to 1957, when he was appointed professor of fine arts at New…

Venturi, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Venturi, Robert, 1925–2018, American architect and architectural theorist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Princeton (B.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). An important and highly influential theorist,…