(Encyclopedia) Piedras Negras, city (1990 pop. 96,178), Coahuila state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. Founded in 1849, the city grew as an international shipping point.…
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ASHE, John Baptista, (brother of William Shepperd Ashe, nephew of John Baptista Ashe [1748-1802], and cousin of Thomas Samuel Ashe), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rocky Point, Pender…
BENTSEN, Kenneth E., Jr., (nephew of Lloyd Millard Bentsen), a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., June 3, 1959; graduated from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass…
BOWDON, Franklin Welsh, (uncle of Sydney Johnston Bowie), a Representative from Alabama; born in Chester District, S.C., February 17, 1817; attended the common schools and was graduated from…
BRIGGS, Clay Stone, a Representative from Texas; born in Galveston, Tex., January 8, 1876; attended private and public schools, the University of Texas at Austin, and Harvard Unversity; was…
UPSON, Christopher Columbus, a Representative from Texas; born near Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., October 17, 1829; attended the common schools and Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.;…
ELDER, James Walter, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex., October 5, 1882; attended the public schools, and Baylor University, Waco, Tex., 1895-1901;…
HANCE, Kent Ronald, a Representative from Texas; born in Dimmitt, Castro County, Tex., November 14, 1942; attended the public schools of Dimmitt; B.B.A., Texas Tech University, 1965; LL.B.,…
HAWLEY, Robert Bradley, a Representative from Texas; born in Memphis, Tenn., October 25, 1849; attended the public schools and the Christian Brothersâ College, Memphis, Tenn.; moved to…
