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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 Quarles MILLS, Congress, TX (1832-1911)

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…

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…

Mudd, Roger Harrison

(Encyclopedia) Mudd, Roger Harrison, 1928-2021, American broadcast journalist, b. Washington, D.C., Washington and Lee Univ. (BA, 1950), Univ. of N.C…

Dwight Laing ROGERS, Congress, FL (1886-1954)

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…

Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert

(Encyclopedia) Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert, 1929–2018, British athlete and neurologist. On May 6, 1954, at Oxford's Iffley Road track, Bannister, a medical student, became the first man to run the…

John Jacob ROGERS, Congress, MA (1881-1925)

ROGERS, John Jacob, (husband of Edith Nourse Rogers), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 18, 1881; attended the public schools, and was…

Thomas Jones ROGERS, Congress, PA (1781-1832)

ROGERS, Thomas Jones, (father of William Findlay Rogers), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1781; immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who…

Clem Rogers McSPADDEN, Congress, OK (1925-2008)

McSPADDEN, Clem Rogers, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a ranch near Bushyhead, Rogers County, Okla., November 9, 1925; educated in the public schools of Oologah, Okla; attended the…

Roger Sherman BALDWIN, Congress, CT (1793-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851Party: WhigBALDWIN, Roger Sherman, (son of Simeon Baldwin, grandson of Roger Sherman, cousin of William Maxwell Evarts, George Frisbee Hoar and Ebenezer…