JAMES, Francis, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pa., April 4, 1799; attended the public schools and Gausesâ Academy; studied law; was admitted…
(Encyclopedia) Fertile Crescent, historic region of the Middle East. A well-watered and fertile area, it arcs across the northern part of the Syrian desert. It is flanked on the west by the…
At the beginning of the 20th century, an uninterrupted system of nationwide highways did not exist. Beginning in 1811, a National Road had been constructed between Cumberland in western Maryland…
(Encyclopedia) Permian Basin or West Texas Basin, extensive sedimentary basin, West Texas and SE New Mexico. Covering an area of more than 75,000 sq mi (194,000 sq km), its main components are the…
BARNEY, Samuel Stebbins, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hartford, Washington County, Wis., January 31, 1846; attended the public schools and Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill.;…
WHALEY, Kellian Van Rensalear, a Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in Onondaga County, Utica, N.Y., May 6, 1821; lumber business; recruiter, Union Army; elected as a…
ELLIS, Hubert Summers, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va., July 6, 1887; attended the public schools and Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va.; engaged…
FAWELL, Harris W., a Representative from Illinois; born in West Chicago, Du Page County, Ill., March 25, 1929; graduated from West Chicago Community High School, West Chicago, Ill., 1929;…
GATHINGS, Ezekiel Candler, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Prairie, Monroe County, Miss., November 10, 1903; attended the public schools and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa;…
LOVE, Francis Johnson, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, on January 23, 1901; attended the public schools; Bethany College at Bethany, W.Va., A.B.,…
