KNIGHT, Nehemiah, (father of Nehemiah Rice Knight), a Representative from Rhode Island; born in âKnightsville,â Cranston (now a part of Providence), R.I., March 23, 1746; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864–1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913–20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San…
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1841Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigKNIGHT, Nehemiah Rice, (son of Nehemiah Knight [1746-1808]), a Senator from Rhode…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1925Party: DemocratSHIELDS, John Knight, a Senator from Tennessee; born at âClinchdale,â near Beanâs Station, Grainger County, Tenn., August 15, 1858; was…
POE, Ted, a Representative from Texas; born in Temple, Bell County, Tex., September 10, 1948; B.A., Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Tex., 1970; JD., University of Houston, Houston, Tex…
STRICKLAND, Ted, a Representative from Ohio; born in Lucasville, Scioto County, Ohio, August 4, 1941; B.A., Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., 1963; M.A., University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1966; M…
KNIGHT, Jonathan, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bucks County, Pa., November 22, 1787; moved with his parents to East Bethlehem, Washington County, Pa., in 1801; attended the…
KNIGHT, Charles Landon, a Representative from Ohio; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., June 18, 1867; attended the public schools; graduated from Vanderbilt University, Nashville,…
SMART, Ephraim Knight, a Representative from Maine; born in Prospect (now Searsport), Maine, September 3, 1813; attended the common schools; completed preparatory studies under private tutors…
Born: Oct. 25, 1940Basketball coached Indiana to 3 NCAA titles (1976,81,87); 3-time Coach of Year (1975-76,89); coached 1984 U.S. Olympic team to gold medal; his volatile temper finally cost him…
