(Encyclopedia) Provoost, SamuelProvoost, Samuelprōˈvōst [key], 1742–1815, first Episcopal bishop of New York, b. New York City, grad. King's College (now Columbia Univ.), 1758. He studied at…
(Encyclopedia) Hibben, John GrierHibben, John Griergrĭr [key], 1861–1933, American educator, b. Peoria, Ill., grad. Princeton (B.A. 1882; Ph.D., 1893) and studied at the Univ. of Berlin and Princeton…
(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Gilbert Monell, 1859–1934, American newspaper publisher and political leader, b. Omaha, Nebr. A lawyer, he founded (1885) the Omaha Evening World, combined it (1889) with…
(Encyclopedia) White, Henry, 1850–1927, American diplomat, b. Baltimore. He studied abroad and traveled widely. White—often called the first career diplomat in the United States—entered the foreign…
WITHERELL, James, a Representative from Vermont; born in Mansfield, Mass., June 16, 1759; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary Army as a member of the Eleventh…
Senate Years of Service: 1936-1937Party: DemocratLONG, Rose McConnell, (wife of Huey Pierce Long, mother of Russell B. Long, sister-in-law of George S. Long, and cousin of Gillis W. Long), a…
BURLESON, Omar Truman, a Representative from Texas; born in Anson, Jones County, Tex., March 19, 1906; attended the public schools, Abilene Christian College, and Hardin-Simmons University at…
HAGGOTT, Warren Armstrong, a Representative from Colorado; born near Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, May 18, 1864; attended the common schools, Sidney Grammar School, and Xenia (Ohio) College;…
businesswomanBorn: 7/15/1867Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, worked from a young age. When her father died, Walker helped her mother run her laundry business. She…
