(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813–61, American statesman, b. Brandon, Vt.
The Democratic national convention at Charleston, S.C., in 1860 adopted Douglas's recommendations in a platform…
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1911Party: RepublicanELKINS, Stephen Benton, (father of Davis Elkins), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Perry…
(Encyclopedia) Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784–1864, American explorer, b. Hopkinton, N.H. As an army engineer, Long was sent on several exploring and surveying expeditions. The first in 1817 was to the…
(Encyclopedia) Thorne, Kip Stephen, 1940–, American theoretical physicist, b. Logan, Utah. Ph.D. Princeton, 1965. Thorne has been a professor (emeritus from 2009) at the California Institute of…
STEPHENS, Alexander Hamilton, (great-great-uncle of Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.), a Representative from Georgia; born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., on February 11, 1812; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Field, Stephen Johnson, 1816–99, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1863–97), b. Haddam, Conn. After practicing law for several years in New York City with…
(Encyclopedia) Foley, Thomas Stephen, 1929–2013, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1989–95), b. Spokane, Wash. A lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. House of…
(Encyclopedia) Bethlen, Count Stephen, 1874–1947?, Hungarian premier (1921–31). A Transylvanian, he entered the Hungarian parliament in 1901, and in 1919 he was a delegate to the Paris Peace…
HURLBUT, Stephen Augustus, a Representative from Illinois; born in Charleston, S.C., November 29, 1815, completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1837 and…
FINCHER, Stephen Lee, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Tenn.; February 7, 1973; graduated from Crockett County High School, Alamo, Tenn., 1990; farmer; business owner; elected as a…
