(Encyclopedia) Casement, Sir Roger David, 1864–1916, Irish revolutionary. While in British consular service, he exposed (1904) the atrocious exploitation of wild-rubber gatherers in the Congo (thus…
(Encyclopedia) Weyden, Roger van derWeyden, Roger van dervän dər vīˈdən [key], c.1400–1464, major early Flemish master, known also as Roger de la Pasture. He is believed to have studied with Robert…
Senate Years of Service: 1892-1899Party: DemocratMILLS, Roger Quarles, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Todd County, Ky., March 30, 1832; attended the common schools; moved…
ROGERS, Andrew Jackson, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., July 1, 1828; attended the common schools; employed as clerk in a hotel and in a country store;…
ROGERS, Byron Giles, a Representative from Colorado; born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., August 1, 1900; moved with his parents to Oklahoma in April 1902; attended the public schools of…
ROGERS, Dwight Laing, (father of Paul G. Rogers), a Representative from Florida; born near Reidsville, Tattnall County, Ga., August 17, 1886; attended the public schools and Locust Grove…
ROGERS, Edith Nourse, (wife of John Jacob Rogers), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Saco, York County, Maine, March 19, 1881; graduated from the Rogers Hall School, Lowell, Mass.;…
ROGERS, George Frederick, a Representative from New York; born in Harwood, Ontario, Canada, March 19, 1887; attended the public schools in Canada and Rochester, N.Y.; immigrated to the United…
ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barrier, Wayne County, Ky., December 31, 1937; graduated from Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky., 1955; attended…
ROGERS, John Henry, a Representative from Arkansas; born near Roxobel, Bertie County, N.C., October 9, 1845; moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Madison Station;…
