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Williams, Roger John

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Roger John, 1893–1988, American chemist, b. India, grad. Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, Calif. (B.S., 1914), Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1919; brother of the chemist Robert R.…

Ailes, Roger Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Ailes, Roger EugeneAiles, Roger Eugeneālz [key], 1940–2017, American television executive and political adviser, b. Warren, Ohio, grad. Ohio Univ. (B.A., 1962). He worked in local…

Taney, Roger Brooke

(Encyclopedia) Taney, Roger BrookeTaney, Roger Brooketôˈnē [key], 1777–1864, American jurist, 5th chief justice of the United States (1836–64), b. Calvert co., Md., grad. Dickinson College, 1795.…

Sperry, Roger Wolcott

(Encyclopedia) Sperry, Roger Wolcott, 1913–94, American biologist, b. Hartford, Conn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1941. He studied zoology before teaching biology at the Univ. of Chicago (1946–52) and…

Mike ROGERS, Congress, MI (1963)

ROGERS, Mike, a Representative from Michigan; born in Livingston County, Mich., June 2, 1963; graduated from Adrian College, Adrian, Mich., 1985; United States Army, 1985-1989; Federal Bureau…

Will ROGERS, Congress, OK (1898-1983)

ROGERS, Will, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Bessie, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory (now Oklahoma), December 12, 1898; attended the public schools, and Southwestern…

Roger Herschel ZION, Congress, IN (1921)

ZION, Roger Herschel, a Representative from Indiana; born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., September 17, 1921; attended public schools in Evansville, Ind., and Milwaukee, Wis.; B.A.,…

Roger NELSON, Congress, MD (1759-1815)

NELSON, Roger, (father of John Nelson), a Representative from Maryland; born on “Point of Rocks” plantation, near Frederick, Md., in 1759; completed preparatory studies; attended the…

Charles ROGERS, Congress, NY (1800-1874)

ROGERS, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Northumberland, Saratoga County, N.Y., April 30, 1800; attended Granville Academy and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.…

Edward ROGERS, Congress, NY (1787-1857)

ROGERS, Edward, a Representative from New York; born in Cornwall, Conn., on May 30, 1787; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1809;…