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2007 CMA Awards

The 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 7 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. Entertainer of the Year…

Walter FORWARD, Congress, PA (1786-1852)

FORWARD, Walter, (brother of Chauncey Forward), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Granby, Conn., January 24, 1786; attended the common schools; moved with his father to Aurora,…

Walter LOWRIE, Congress, PA (1784-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanLOWRIE, Walter, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 10, 1784; immigrated to…

George Perkins MARSH, Congress, VT (1801-1882)

MARSH, George Perkins, (son of Charles Marsh), a Representative from Vermont; born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., March 15, 1801; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in…

Homer Earl CAPEHART, Congress, IN (1897-1979)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1963Party: RepublicanCAPEHART, Homer Earl, a Senator from Indiana; born in Algiers, Pike County, Ind., June 6, 1897; attended the public schools; during the First…

William HALSTEAD, Congress, NJ (1794-1878)

HALSTEAD, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, N.J., June 4, 1794; was graduated from Princeton College in 1812; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816 and…

John JENNINGS, Jr., Congress, TN (1880-1956)

JENNINGS, John, Jr., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Jacksboro, Campbell County, Tenn., June 6, 1880; attended the public schools and American Temperance University, Harriman, Tenn.;…

Abbott LAWRENCE, Congress, MA (1792-1855)

LAWRENCE, Abbott, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Groton, Mass., December 16, 1792; attended Groton Academy; became a merchant and importer in Boston; member of the Boston Common…

Ludlow, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Ludlow, Roger, b. 1590, d. after 1664, one of the founders of Connecticut, b. England. Educated at Oxford and admitted to the Inner Temple to study law, he was elected (1630) an…